Sy Hersch: "Military afraid to tell Bush, Cheney truth"

[RebelYell]

Military Is Afraid to Tell Bush, Cheney the Truth, Says Sy Hersh in 'WP' Online Chat

Published: November 04, 2004 5:50 PM EST

NEW YORK Seymour Hersh, the famed reporter known for breaking stories from My Lai to Abu Ghraib, said in a Washingtonpost.com chat today that "the major media have been part of the problem since 9-11, merely because they have far too often taken the president's public utterances at face value."

He added: "There also is a terrific unwillingness, perhaps understandable (though not by me), to make a moral judgment about a president's policies. There are plenty of people on the inside who are worried about the policies, especially among military guys, and I'm sure their views will increasingly become known."

Hersh, who has rarely sat for such chats, was asked about voters' lack of information on certain key issues, as revealed by non-partisan polls. "The most distressing issue, for me, in the election was the lack of information and the lack of interest in information about far too many of the electorate -- obviously, I'm referring to many of the religious factions who voted for Bush," he said. "The reality is that far too many Americans are not interested in the facts, or in reality." He added, however , that this just might be "a loser's lament." (He backed Kerry.)

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On Iraq: "The military are scared of telling Cheney and Bush the truth and that will have to end within the next six months. They cannot deliver in Iraq what the president wants, and we'll have to start getting out. So I believe anyway."

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[seemslikeadream]

1. Thanks RebelYell

What would we do without Hersh?

:hi:

[RebelYell]

3. He's one of the few good ones left

:hi:

[umtalal]

2. He Means We Will Lose if We Secede????

Asked if the blue states should secede from the union, now dominated by the south, he said: "The other side tried that once and it didn't work."

[RebelYell]

4. He's referring to the Civil War n/t

[umtalal]

5. Yes, ofcourse. But what do you think? I think we should secede.

In California at least.

[RebelYell]

6. I'd love to secede

To live and work in a city where like minded people live and work. I honestly don't know enough about it to say whether it would work or not. It's tempting for sure.

I think he's saying it wouldn't be a good idea.

Edited to add.