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Thu Sep 19, 2019, 08:28 PM Sep 2019

Pompeo's Advice To The Media

Speaking to reporters about the Houthi rebels in Yemen claiming responsibility for the Saudi refinery attack:

...whatever you report about them, you say, "the Houthis said," you should say, "the well-known, frequently lying Houthis have said the following." This is important, because you ought not report them as if these are truth-tellers, as if these are people who aren't completely under the boot of the Iranians, and who would not at the direction of the Iranians lay claim to attacks which they did not engage in, which clearly was the case here. So there you go. Whenever you say "Houthis," you should begin with "the well-known, frequently-known-to-lie Houthis." And then you can write whatever it is they say. And you would have -- that would be good reporting...


Soooo... Pompeo's point is that when someone is a known liar, the media ought to attribute any and all statements from that person to "the well-known, frequently-known-to-lie [name]"....

Sounds like an excellent policy that ought to be adopted immediately!
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