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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump attacks N.Y. Times for 'sick agenda' on national security
President Trump on Saturday morning alleged The New York Times "foiled" a U.S. attack on an Islamic State leader, suggesting the paper has a "sick agenda" that hurts national security.
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It was not immediately clear why the president held the Times responsible or what attack he meant. However, he referred to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, whose death has been speculated for months.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that he believes al-Baghdadi is still alive.
"I think Baghdadi's alive," Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon. "Until I see his body, I am going to assume he is alive."
The New York Times was one of several outlets that reported on the comments.
Russia claimed in June it had killed al-Baghdadi in an airstrike.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-attacks-ny-times-for-sick-agenda-on-national-security/ar-AAoAtL2?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp
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Trump attacks N.Y. Times for 'sick agenda' on national security (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jul 2017
OP
Yeah, would that be the same NYT that you just granted an interview with the other day?
smirkymonkey
Jul 2017
#3
It was immediately clear - all you had to do was Google it, and you find Fox News last night
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2017
#4
AJT
(5,240 posts)1. Should be an interesting response from the NYT.
marybourg
(12,642 posts)2. What the ass in the White House MEANS
is that the Times foiled the attempt to pretend that the U.S. killed Al-Baghdadi.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)3. Yeah, would that be the same NYT that you just granted an interview with the other day?
Funny how you like them when it works to your advantage.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,390 posts)4. It was immediately clear - all you had to do was Google it, and you find Fox News last night
In a wide-ranging interview moderated by Fox News' Catherine Herridge, Thomas, who leads the Special Operations Command, said his team was particularly close to Baghdadi after the 2015 raid that killed ISIS oil minister Abu Sayyaf. That raid also netted his wife, who provided a wealth of actionable information.
That was a very good lead. Unfortunately, it was leaked in a prominent national newspaper about a week later and that lead went dead, Thomas said. The challenge we have (is) in terms of where and how our tactics and procedures are discussed openly. There's a great need to inform the American public about what we're up to. There's also great need to recognize things that will absolutely undercut our ability to do our job.
Thomas appeared to be referring to a New York Times report in June 2015 that detailed how American intelligence agencies had extracted valuable information.
New insights yielded by the seized trove four to seven terabytes of data, according to one official include how the organizations shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, operates and tries to avoid being tracked by coalition forces," the Times reported.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/21/isis-broken-but-leader-slipped-away-due-to-leak-says-key-general.html
That was a very good lead. Unfortunately, it was leaked in a prominent national newspaper about a week later and that lead went dead, Thomas said. The challenge we have (is) in terms of where and how our tactics and procedures are discussed openly. There's a great need to inform the American public about what we're up to. There's also great need to recognize things that will absolutely undercut our ability to do our job.
Thomas appeared to be referring to a New York Times report in June 2015 that detailed how American intelligence agencies had extracted valuable information.
New insights yielded by the seized trove four to seven terabytes of data, according to one official include how the organizations shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, operates and tries to avoid being tracked by coalition forces," the Times reported.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/21/isis-broken-but-leader-slipped-away-due-to-leak-says-key-general.html
Obviously he watches Fox all the time, so this is what set him off.
displacedtexan
(15,696 posts)5. So...he's saying "trust Russia over our defense dept." ???
WTF?