Tag Archives: Iraq

New York Times Doubles Down On Its Half-True ‘Truth’ Ad

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff noted on Saturday, for the past two years the New York Times has been one of the leading voices in the news media’s Pep Squad for Truth – those preaching-to-the-choir ad campaigns aimed at convincing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Caliphate, Elizabeth Redden, George Washington University, Inside Higher Ed, Iraq, Islamic State, Maryam Saleh, MESA, Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom, New York Times, Pep Squad for Truth, Rukmini Callimachi, Sara Farhan, The Intercept, The ISIS Files | Leave a comment

Latest New York Times ‘Truth’ Commercial Is Only Half-True

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

For the past two years the New York Times has been one of the leading voices in the news media’s Pep Squad for Truth – those preaching-to-the-choir ad campaigns aimed at convincing the American public that real news matters. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Caliphate, Iraq, Islamic State, Maryam Saleh, New York Times, Pep Squad for Truth, Rukmini Callimachi, Sara Farhan, The Intercept, The ISIS Files | 1 Comment

Baseball Players Are Not Heroes

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardlywatching staff had the TV on in the background last night when we heard a local newscast refer to the Red Sox Home Opener “honoring the heroes on and off the field” – that is, commemorating 1) the 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, baseball players, Boston firefighters, Boston Marathon bombings, Boston Red Sox, Iraq, Red Sox Home Opener | 2 Comments

Remembering Boston’s Own Michael Kelly, Killed Covering War In Iraq

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens remembered the great Michael Kelly in his op-ed piece yesterday: Michael Kelly had an uncharitable term for the column you are about to read: “The Nice Column.” Nice columns—about ancient enmities overcome and people … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlantic Monthly, Bret Stephens, Fox News, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Iraq, Michael Kelly, Tony Snow, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | 1 Comment

WSJ Gets Suckered By Ahmad Chalabi

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Headline of Monday Wall Street Journal op-ed authored by Ahmad (The Grifter) Chalabi: The Libyan Uprising: Lessons From Iraq The main lesson from Iraq, of course, was: Don’t believe a goddamn word of what Ahmad Chalibi has to say. Funny … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks to NYT: Drop Dead

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Interesting Editor’s Note in Monday’s New York Times about “The Decision to Publish Diplomatic Documents.” First it says: The articles published today and in coming days are based on thousands of United States embassy cables, the daily reports from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, diplomatic documents, Iraq, Julian Assange, New York Times, The Guardian, WikiLeaks | Leave a comment

Is This The Book You Thought C.J. Chivers Would Write?

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

When New York Times reporter C.J. Chivers went missing from the paper some months ago, the logical assumption was that he’d taken time off to write a book about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, both of which he has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, AK-47, C.J. Chivers, Iraq, New York Times, The Gun, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment