koshergrl
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"The absence of journalistic curiosity following the Benghazi attack stands out as an extraordinary case of media malpractice. We think of journalists as skeptics, but where could one find a more credulous lot?
They took, at face value, the contention that a low-budget movie trailer on YouTube had spontaneously caused a coordinated ground and mortar attack by at least five dozen well-armed militants on an obscure American diplomatic facility."
"You're on your own" is a phrase that Obama frequently invoked during the last campaign to describe the cartoonish version of laissez faire anarchism that would supposedly result in America if he were not re-elected.
"The same phrase appeared Wednesday in different context, from Eric Nordstrom, former regional security officer in Libya. "You're on your own," he said, was the message the administration had sent by failing to provide requested security before the attack, failing to provide support as it raged, and then afterward assigning all blame to low-level bureaucrats, sparing senior officials including Clinton.
"You're on your own" is the message sent when Hicks, a 22-year Foreign Service Officer, was demoted for questioning the cover story about the YouTube video.
But the phrase applies equally to the media and where they left the public on Benghazi -- on their own. You're on your own finding the truth when news organs decide to stop asking serious questions and impose a blackout on a major story."
David Freddoso: Without real journalism, 'you're on your own' | WashingtonExaminer.com
They took, at face value, the contention that a low-budget movie trailer on YouTube had spontaneously caused a coordinated ground and mortar attack by at least five dozen well-armed militants on an obscure American diplomatic facility."
"You're on your own" is a phrase that Obama frequently invoked during the last campaign to describe the cartoonish version of laissez faire anarchism that would supposedly result in America if he were not re-elected.
"The same phrase appeared Wednesday in different context, from Eric Nordstrom, former regional security officer in Libya. "You're on your own," he said, was the message the administration had sent by failing to provide requested security before the attack, failing to provide support as it raged, and then afterward assigning all blame to low-level bureaucrats, sparing senior officials including Clinton.
"You're on your own" is the message sent when Hicks, a 22-year Foreign Service Officer, was demoted for questioning the cover story about the YouTube video.
But the phrase applies equally to the media and where they left the public on Benghazi -- on their own. You're on your own finding the truth when news organs decide to stop asking serious questions and impose a blackout on a major story."
David Freddoso: Without real journalism, 'you're on your own' | WashingtonExaminer.com