The hypocrisy thickens, FOX attacks "honor and integrity of our war generals"

[ProSense]

Glenn Greenwald
Saturday September 29, 2007 08:02 EST

Fox News' attack on the honor and integrity of our war generals

(updated below)

As we learned from both our Senate and House last week, in the United States we must never "attack the honor and integrity . . . of members of the United States Armed Forces." All good patriots from both parties agree on this.

That is why I was so shocked and outraged -- and more than a little upset -- when I went to FoxNews.com this morning and saw this:



I naturally assumed that the "disgraceful military leaders" attacked by the Fox headline must be those of another country, not those of the United States leading our Nation, putting themselves in harm's way, during a Time of War. Yet when I clicked on the item, this is the anti-military filth that I found:



And the text of the article -- by Fox News Contributor and frequent O'Reilly guest David Hunt -- is even more Despicable, as it repeatedly attacks the honor and integrity of members of the United States Armed Forces in one smearing paragraph after the next, beginning with this first sentence:

Our generals are betraying our soldiers . . . again.

To accuse a general of "betrayal" is, in military parlance, the equivalent of accusing him of treason to his country. Yet that is what this Fox News article does in the very first paragraph with regard to many of our brave Generals risking their lives for our country in a Time of War -- and it not only accuses Our Military Commanders of "betrayal," but betrayal of their own troops. It continues in this same Despicable vein:

Our generals in both the Army and Marine Corps have cared more about their precious careers and reputations than their soldiers and Marines under them. The Marines have actually prosecuted a Marine for shooting a terrorist too many times . . . .

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Interesting, Fox isn't reporting on the disgrace of sending troops to die for Bush's lie, they're outraged that Marines can't get away with crimes against "dem terrarist."

[varkam]

1. I guess we can expect another congressional condemnation...

:eyes: Good grief

[ProSense]

2. No just one

Condemn Rush, Fox and the Swift Liars. Let the Republicans vote on that.

[Amonester]

3. MoveOn should know about this...

methinks.

[Amonester]

4. K&R

[Jim__]

5. I'm not holding my breath until congress condemns fox news - n/t

[Amonester]

6. kick (?)

'cuz this long research "sank" way too fast...