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   La Shawn Barber's Corner Trackbacked With:
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   Linda Foley, Where’s the Evidence?

   A journalist named Linda Foley, president of the Newspaper Guild, has been caught on tape pulling an Eason Jordan. Watch and listen to her make vile, inflammatory, and unsubstantiated claims about American troops military (Pardon me!) targeting Arab jo…

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   MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Trackbacked With:
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   Linda Foley

   WOW. I just saw the O’Reilly Factor where he had video of Linda Foley’s slander on the military. It’s worse than I thought.

   I still say: no, she doesn’t have editorial control, BUT with tens of thousands of union members under her, she defini…

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   Major Eric Said:
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   Dear Newspaper Guild,

   Serving here in Iraq, and having previously served in Afganistan, I am deeply offended by Ms. Linda Foley’s crystal clear allegation that the U.S. military conducts targeted killings of foreign journalists. Of course, she has no evidence. The U.S. military liberated these nations, and is providing security to facilitate the development of democratic governments that encourage such freedoms as that of the press.
   On the other hand, however, there is plenty of evidence that there are journalists, or people posing as journalists, who are actively supporting the insurgents and, therefore, their terrorist tactics. For example, there was recently a CBS journalist who was firing at U.S. troops. Interestingly, when he was first apprehended, many of the newspapers you represent breathlessly reported that the U.S. had wounded a CBS journalist. After a brief investigation that revealed the man’s actual role in attacking U.S. troops, many of the same papers changed their decription to say only that it was a man who carried the credentials of a CBS journalist.
   Another example of journalists who actively support the insurgency occurred recently at the 14th Street Bridge in Baghdad. This was the site of a spectacular car-bomb attack several months ago and there is an abanodoned building that stands alone near the site. One morning, the Iraqi police guarding the bridge noticed an abandoned car near their checkpoint. Upon investigation, they found that it was filed with explosives. After safely moving the dozens of innocent civilians who would likely have otherwise probably been killed by a blast, the police neutralized the car bomb.
   Within minutes, a television camera crew, emerged from the abandoned building. When the Iraqi police questioned them, they simply showed their Al-Jazeera ‘journalist’ credentials, said they were filming the river and knew nothing of the car bomb. They then drove north toward the next bridge, where thirty minutes later a different car bomb detonated, killing Iraqi civilians. To the surprise of no one, the footage was aired on Al-Jazeera that night. Obviously, the crew had been informed of the terrorist plans, and even back-up plans, then actively supported terror against Iraqi civilians by filiming and broadcasting it around the world.
   Another example, which does not yet rise to the level of evidence, is the photographer who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his photo of insurgents executing Iraqi poll workers in the middle of a busy street, before the January 30th elections. From the perspective of the photo, it is clear that the photographer is close to the killers, there are thirty of them as described in the caption, and likely in the middle of the street with them. It begs the question of whether the photographer was collaborating with the killers.
   That question is unikely to be answered, though, because Associated Press, the news organization who paid him, refuses to give his name, and explained that they were doing so in order to protect his ‘safety.’ I ask you, if he was comfortable enough to be that close to the men who were executing those poll workers in broad daylight, exactly who is it that might pose a danger to this man?
   The men and women of the U.S. military are risking their lives to end tyranny and bring freedom to these countries. It is insulting for the leader and chief spokesperson for your organization, which represents journalists from all over the country, to make baseless allegations in order to smear the reputation of the members of our armed forces.
   I ask you to relieve Ms. Foley from her duties, and replace her with someone who understands the importance of having evidence to support sensational allegations, such as saying publicly that the U.S. military murders those from around the world who carry out one of our nation’s most sacred freedoms—the freedom of the press.
   Thank you for your attention. Please e-mail a response to this address.
   Sincerely,
   Major Eric
   Camp Victory
   Baghdad

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   Myopic Zeal :: Blog Reactions to Linda Foley’s Comments :: May :: 2005 Pinged With:
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   [...] our current environment. Ms. Foley, allow me to educate you. The Political Teen has the O’Reilly video. Captain Ed is surprised, despite himself. Perhaps in an era where mainstream [...]

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   Blogcritics Trackbacked With:
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   Bloggers Up in Arms Over Linda Foley’s Comments

   The new media is buzzing with reactions to Linda Foley’s comments. Like Eason Jordan, she accuses our miltary of targeting journalists. But unlike Eason Jordan, her remarks were caught on tape.

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   Just Some Poor Schmuck Trackbacked With:
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   Well Deserved Criticism Too.

   Guild Chief Under Fire for Comments About Attacks on Journalists in Iraq Foley’s comments, which she says have been distorted, have drawn the ire of several conservative news organizations, including NewsMax.com, The Washington Times, and Sinclair Bro…

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   The Blue State Conservatives Trackbacked With:
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   A Linda K Foley Timeline of Events

   Note:  All dates are linked to a source.  This timeline will be updated occasionally as it will be the go-to document for watershed events for this story. Prologue: EASON JORDAN January 27, 2005 Location: Davos, Switzerland – The World Econom…

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   The Word Unheard Trackbacked With:
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   Words Mean Things: Dissecting Foley’s Statements In Search of Meaning

   Journalists and those in the journalism industry earn their livelihoods and practice their trade on the intellectual and purposeful use of language and precise choice of words. Being a professional, Linda Foley’s words were precisely chosen for a rea…

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   Media Slander Trackbacked With:
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   Words Mean Things: Dissecting Foley’s Statements In Search of Meaning

   Journalists and those in the journalism industry earn their livelihoods and practice their trade on the intellectual and purposeful use of language and precise choice of words. Linda Foley chose her words carefully…and meant them.

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    Media Slander Trackbacked With:
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    A Linda K. Foley Timeline of Events

    *Note:  All dates are linked to a source.  This timeline will be updated occasionally as it will be the go-to document for watershed events regarding this story. EASON JORDAN January 27, 2005 Location: Davos, Switzerland – The World Econ…

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    Media Slander Trackbacked With:
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    100 Ways to Slander a Soldier

    Poor Linda Foley. She just can’t seem to understand why so many people "on the right" are upset with her. A story by Joe Strupp in Editor & Publisher—"Guild Chief Under Fire for Comments About Attacks on Journalists in Iraq"...

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    Dion Said:
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    This Linda Foley is an animal and should be banned from journalism!!

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