Sgt. Tim Sumner is asking a simple question today,
What explains the New York Times’ ten-day delay in reporting that U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy would be posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor?
and providing the answer,
The short answer is some people never change. Thirty-five years ago, when the Times’ Arthur “Pinch” Sulzberger Jr. was asked by his father about his preference should an American soldier run into a North Vietnamese soldier, antiwar activist “Pinch” responded, I would want to see the American get shot. It’s the other guy’s country.”
Everything you need to know about the agenda, integrity and character of those running the New York Times, in a simple paragraph,
Since 9/11, on all battlefields, more than 4,000 American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines have earned and been awarded the top six medals for valor, the Bronze Star with ‘V’ device and higher. Conversely, the Times has written and published but four straight stories about the battlefield heroics of the War on Terror’s most highly decorated troops — and not one time has even their heroism made the Times’ front page.
Read the whole piece, but not too soon after eating, you may lose your lunch.
If you are interested in the combat heroics of these brave men and women, check out our Someone You Should Know archive here.
Hat Tip: Greyhawk at the indespensible Mudville Gazette
