Letting the cat out of the bag: NY Times edition
Glenn Greenwald points to the peculiar restriction in this paragraph from a NY Times editorial today:
It’s not clear what led to NATO strikes on two Pakistani border posts this weekend, but there can be no dispute that the loss of lives is tragic. At least 24 Pakistani troops were killed. We regret those deaths, as we do those of all American, NATO and Afghan troops and Pakistani and Afghan civilians killed by extremists.
We regret the deaths of “Afghan civilians killed by extremists“, eh? But not the scores, or hundreds, or (most likely) thousands killed by US forces? Those are okay?
Man, what a revealing statement. “Afghan lives mean nothing to the US, according to the NY Times.” Won’t that play nicely on the world stage? But the reason they hate us? Our freedoms. Take it from a man whose level of knowledge is legendary: George W. Bush.
Greenwald also has some words on this.
