Can you IMAGINE the scandal that would ensue if it turned out that PBS were deliberately fabricating reports that were obviously damaging to the US Army reputation?
Can you?
It would make the New York Times scandal look like a playground spat. Get real. Heads would roll. Actually, entire departments would roll.
The current Administration is already rather sensitive to its position in Iraq and criticism, especially now that WMDs have proven to be a mirage.
Do you honestly think, that for one single second, if Mr Wolfowitz thought there was EVEN A HINT that this was false, he would react like he did?
Also, I hate to tell you this, but when you film an activity with a camera and take it back to the studio, you edit it. It's called EDITING and/or POST PRODUCTION.
You conspiracy theorists would believe anything if it would help avoid the unpleasant truth. And what's that truth?
Soldiers are ordinary people. And some people are just fucking jerks...
Mr Mephisto
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