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That sentence seems purpose-build to be so obviously trying to hide the truth as to be giving it away. It means the "DoD personnel who evaluated proposals" wer
by IAmEveryone 7y ago
That sentence seems purpose-build to be so obviously trying to hide the truth as to be giving it away.
It means the "DoD personnel who evaluated proposals" were not pressured by senior DoD leaders, but by White House officials directly.
Or why would the statement explicitly mention "DoD leaders more senior to them"? If they were not pressured, why not simply say "DoD personnel were not pressured to award..."? And why would they be barred from testifying?
- zo1 7y agoThis is the sort of thing I think of when I hear the term "fake news". Sentences that get buried, sentences that get purposefully constructed in order to obscure/misdirect, etc. Personally, I don't care for an article or piece to be "artistic" in any way, they just need to give us facts and explanations, along with all the things they tried to ask, what they investigated, what info they weren't able to find, etc. Journalism shouldn't be an art, it should be a form of fact condensation and transference, aimed at a broad audience.
- ceejayoz 7y agoThe sentence quoted comes directly from the IG report, not the journalists. Don't blame them for the IG's wording.
- IAmEveryone 7y agoThis is what I think of when I hear "reading comprehension is going downhill. Most people are functionally illiterate these days."