History Repeats Itself
- Posted by Larry on July 3rd, 2006 filed in Afghanistan, General, Iraq, Journalism, Larry, Politics, Support the Troops, Support this, The War
Tragically, however, we in the media have made mistakes. You may recall that in April 1983, some 60 people were killed in a bomb attack on the U.S. embassy in Beirut. At the time, there was coded radio traffic between Syria, where the operation was being run, and Iran, which was supporting it. Alas, one television network and a newspaper columnist reported that the U.S. government had intercepted the traffic. Shortly thereafter the traffic ceased. This undermined efforts to capture the terrorist leaders and eliminated a source of information about future attacks. Five months later, apparently the same terrorists struck again at the Marine barracks in Beirut; 241 servicemen were killed.
Read the story for yourself…..it’s from 1986 via The Washington Post
Frantic Freddie says:
[quote]These problems of covering terrorism are serious. But in spite of them, I believe the benefits of full disclosure far outweigh any possible adverse consequences. [b]I believe the harm of restricting coverage far surpasses the evils of broadcasting even erroneous or damaging information.[/b][/quote]
Yep…
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Journalist
Some assembly required
Flopping Aces » Blog Archive » They Never Learn says:
[...] Larry at My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy has found an excellent example of what happens when the media chooses what information should be classified, and which should not: You may recall that in April 1983, some 60 people were killed in a bomb attack on the U.S. embassy in Beirut. At the time, there was coded radio traffic between Syria, where the operation was being run, and Iran, which was supporting it. Alas, one television network and a newspaper columnist reported that the U.S. government had intercepted the traffic. Shortly thereafter the traffic ceased. This undermined efforts to capture the terrorist leaders and eliminated a source of information about future attacks. Five months later, apparently the same terrorists struck again at the Marine barracks in Beirut; 241 servicemen were killed. [...]
beth says:
This makes me sick.
Blue Star Chronicles says:
Media Coverage of Terrorism
Via My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy ….