The Virginian Pilot is a sad disgrace for a newpaper, but then ... most newspapers are a sad disgrace. So I should not be that hard on the clueless drudges that roam its halls and turn out the local fish wrap.
I thought I remembered an editorial a some time ago on the issue of body armor for the troops. I WAS RIGHT.
The article accuses the Pentagon of failing to supply our troops with body armor that works. Entitled " Two years later still no body armor." Not only is the headline a lie, but the gist of the article is based on a NY Times article that has also been shown to be a lie.
But who can't forgive them. After all, they labor in the darkest part of Tidewater Virginia where the telephone has yet to be invented and fact checking consists of making sure that the appropriate NY Times writer is copied verbatim.
For those who give a damn, HERE is the real story of the improved body armor that the Army is distibuting to the troops.
What else are you learning in the local paper about Iraq? See HERE for an example of the modern version of war reporting.
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