The Post on WMDs: An Inside Story
Prewar Articles Questioning Threat Often Didn't Make Front Page
By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 12, 2004; Page A01
Days before the Iraq war began, veteran Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus put together a story questioning whether the Bush administration had proof that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction.
But he ran into resistance from the paper's editors, and his piece ran only after assistant managing editor Bob Woodward, who was researching a book about the drive toward war, "helped sell the story," Pincus recalled. "Without him, it would have had a tough time getting into the paper." Even so, the article was relegated to Page A17.
Thursday, August 12, 2004
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There is a broad process at play here: Krugman called it a media "script". The Washington Post followed the script: WMD.
Apologize? Bullshit: fix it!
Orloft, I think it is, from UC Berkely notes that the GOP absolutely OWNS the field of discussion. I hold them responsible and I hold the Democrats responsible. It's "1984", and no one should go there!
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