The Self-sacrifice of the Press

 

                           The Self-sacrifice of the Press

A number of years ago during the hunt for bin Ladin, the American press learned the American military was tracking terrorist leaders through their cell phones. The government asked that the information be suppressed so they could continue to track them surreptitiously but the press, particularly the NYT, said they would reveal it. Nothing like the Truth.

So the press revealed the Americans had the locations of all the terrorists, the terrorists threw away their phones, and the Americans lost a terrific advantage in their conflict with murderous anarchy. But the press, somehow feeling they were immune to murderous anarchy, swelled with pride.

The saintly press is repeating their mistake with the Chinese. They are presenting the Americans as anti-Asian bigots, to the delight of Chinese propagandists who are using this in their efforts to influence the Asia they don't control. Once again, the press acts as if they will not suffer when the rest of us will suffer. 

I don't know if they are stupid, but they are certainly unwise.