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>I thought Hersh made a great point when he was on On the Media last week. If he's even partly right it means that the main media got the story very wrong and d

>I thought Hersh made a great point when he was on On the Media last week. If he's even partly right it means that the main media got the story very wrong and didn't do any real research into verifying the administration claims. I don't think this is entirely fair, if he's referring to media coverage in the years before his piece. Only a small number of intelligence and military officials across the world know the truth about the operation. Any US, or likely even Pakistani, officials interviewed by the media would likely have corroborated the Obama administraiton's original story. Without a high-level leaker, there isn't a lot the media could have done. It's a different story for how the media handles things in the face of Hersh's expose, though.

MBCook 12y ago
It's been a week since I listen to the piece but I remember him making some good points. I seem to remember him pointing out that the compound was heavily guarded, but no one shot at the choppers. There's also something about repelling down the ropes from the choppers instead of taking it by land. Sorry my memory is failing me. The basic point is he did make it seem like they were threads the media could've pulled at to at least give the administration story a bit more of a skeptical eye.
sukilot 12y ago
The media doesn't need to parrot he administration without any supporting evidence, but they do.