Rummy has piss fit, gets SS to hassle reporter Jeff Norman

[donsu]

http://www.ustourofduty.org./pages/tourReports.html


MANHANDLING THE MEDIA
A journalist confronts the Secretary of Defense about his credibility, and the Bush administration responds with a show of force


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The Secretary of Defense spoke before a capacity audience at a luncheon presented by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.

Rumsfeld continued to dismiss reports that prisoner abuse by American military personnel is widespread. He praised his subordinates for "conducting investigations," and claimed the torture problem has been solved. Rumsfeld insisted recent news coverage of prior incidents only makes it seem "like it's new allegations."

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As Rumsfeld was leaving the event after his speech, I took a few steps out of the media area where I had been sitting, and said to him, "Mr. Secretary, military families think you're lying to them. Why won't you meet with them?" The Secretary ignored me as two men who appeared to be Secret Service agents aggressively removed me from the premises. I know of no other instance in which government agents have been used to physically assault a reporter on American soil for mildly questioning a public servant. None of my media brethren have so far come to my defense, despite the possibility they could be similarly bullied merely for doing their jobs.
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whose afraid of the big, bad bushgang

[fooj]

1. America! Wake up!

Peace.

[Imagevision]

2. Looks like Rummy's getting bent of shape too, these guyz are losing it!

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. If they didn't get aggressive like that, somebody would tear

rumsfeld's dick off and stuff it down his throat. They know this, so they keep people away from the dirty bastard.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Maybe he'll be in prison someday

hopefully in a cell with a 6'9" convicted sex offender nicknamed "Pelvic Pokin' Pete".

[cliss]

5. What was it Napoleon Bonaparte said?

"4 damaging newspapers can be more dangerous than 10,000 enemy troops".

Does anybody believe this reporter will ever say anything good about RumsFailed, or the Bush criminal administration? He won't.

When the house of cards starts to crumble, he'll look, and his eyes will be narrow slits. The corners of his mouth will slowly turn upward. He'll feel REAL good.

So will I.

[rhett o rick]

6. Curious as to what u think will make this house of cards fall down?

Hitler's house of cards lasted quite a while. Every day the Bush Admin gets bolder and bolder. Does anyone have any kind of plane to stop them? Not that i have heard. Should we have another significant terrorist caused disaster in the US, more of the gullible will turn to the power for protection. They are more than willing to give up their (and our)freedoms.

[Skidmore]

7. Ya know, if the press hadn't rolled over to have it's belly

scratched several years ago, it wouldn't be in this position where it is not respected by the people and seen as a tool by the administration. T

[geckosfeet]

8. You did not throw a softball underhand for him to hit. Your mistake. nt

[Coexist]

9. ... and they show their true colors when there are no more elections

to steal.