Selective Outrage by Ben Johnson In his critique of our book Party of Defeat Newsweek reporter Michael Isikoff rises to a pitch of moral outrage over our lack of concern for the alleged torture of terrorist Ibn Shaykh al-Libi. This focus is typical of critics of the war who ignore the massive leaks of classified information about America’s national security and domestic counterterrorism … [Read more...]
Exchange with Michael Isikoff, Part III
September 25, 2008 By Ben Johnson
Filed Under: Exchanges, Foreign policy, FrontPage Magazine, Hatred of the Military, Homeland Security, Iraq, Islam, Media bias, War on Terror Tagged With: Abu Zubaydeh, al-Qaeda, CIA, CounterPunch, Dan Rather, David Corn, Democracy Rising, Egypt, George Tenet, Hubris (book), Ibn Shaykh al-Libi, International Committee of the Red Cross, Kevin Zeese, Koran, Koran desecration, Mary Mapes, Michael Isikoff, Michael Scheuer, Newsweek, Omar Nasir, Party of Defeat, rendition, Robert Novak, Silberman-Robb Commission, Slate, The American Prospect, The New Republic, torture, Valerie Plame