Jeremy Scahill: Neocon Group Calls for Military Strikes on Media
‘The report for JINSA, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, was authored by retired U.S. Army Col. Ralph Peters … [Peters writes] “Perceiving themselves as superior beings, journalists have positioned themselves as protected-species combatants. But freedom of the press stops when its abuse kills our soldiers and strengthens our enemies. Such a view arouses disdain today, but a media establishment that has forgotten any sense of sober patriotism may find that it has become tomorrow’s conventional wisdom. The point of all this is simple: Win. In warfare, nothing else matters. If you cannot win clean, win dirty. But win” .. The organization has long boasted an all-star cast of “advisers,” among them Dick Cheney, Richard Perle, James Woolsey, John Bolton, and Douglas Feith’ – Scahill .. read more
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