[Dean's World] Dave Price: TNR Troop Smear Falling Apart?

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Posted by Dave Price:
TNR Troop Smear Falling Apart?
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1184960514.shtml


   Greyhawk annihilates it [1]here.

     And that pretty much finishes that. Hint: military people wear
     military uniforms - the service uniform or the Physical Training
     uniform, AKA PT gear. and ALWAYS HAVE THEIR WEAPONS. Contractors
     wear civilian clothes and are rarely armed. (This has something to
     do with something called the Geneva Conventions, and also common
     sense.) Anyhow, this makes readily apparent who is military and who
     is not. In fact, it is the very reason MILITARY PEOPLE IN IRAQ ARE
     ONLY ALLOWED TO WEAR THEIR UNIFORMS AND NOTHING BUT THEIR UNIFORMS.
     Again, this doesn't prove Scott Thomas is a liar, only that if he
     is who New Republic claims he is, his ignorance exceeds that of any
     soldier of any rank I've ever met.

   Michelle has a nice roundup [2]here. And Scott at PowerLine [3]issues
   a challenge to TNR editors.

     Martin Peretz is listed on the magazine's masthead as
     editor-in-chief. Mr. Peretz, what say you about "Scott Thomas"? Mr.
     Foer, what say you? Ladies and gentlemen, what say you all? Let us
     hear from the editors of the New Republic on the steps undertaken
     by the magazine to verify the incidents recounted in "Shock troops"
     prior to publication. Let us know whether you stand by the article
     now, and why.

   And American Thinker asks: [4]is "Scott Thomas" really Clifton Hicks?
   An interesting case.

References

   1. http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/009052.html
   2. http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/20/scott-thomas-the-new-winter-soldier/
   3. http://powerlineblog.com/archives/018286.php
   4. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2007/07/who_is_tnrs_mysterious_author.html