Finally…

A real journalist steps up to knit together the many questions about the Manning story that you probably won't be reading at Firedoglake and Salon.com.  But now, thanks to this post, we may finally see some from the rest of the stenographic media. Emphasis on "may."

I'm pleased that some of the work that my friends and I did is pointing out some of the gaping holes in the story around this Manning detention circus, and the fact that almost no one else has been taking a careful look at all the clowns. They've accepted uncritical, politically charged reporting from Greenwald, Hamsher, House, and FiredogLake, or entirely client-centric spin from Manning's attorney, nearly verbatim—for months.

@MSNBC and Miami Herald columnist Joyannreid writes:

How well does David House know Bradley Manning?

The issue of Manning’s cognitive function is relevant both because of the torture allegations being made, and because of more recent allegations that have surfaced about Manning’s state of mind going back perhaps to 2007.

And this:

So now I’m really confused. A guy who had possible links to Manning before his alleged theft of classified data and who was stopped by Homeland Security from getting on a plane and had his laptop seized in relation to the Manning case, is nonetheless permitted near exclusive access to the defendant at a U.S. military base?

Read the Post

 

Please RETWEET this.

With the button below.  Perhaps we can actually nudge (shame?) more of the media into asking a  few questions. Who knows? Maybe we can start a trend. Again, their tendency to take the easy content, and add no value, is most of my complaint in this entire Manning/Wikileaks affair. If stories this interesting can't get our media to go long on following leads that may be important to the truth, what will?

Related

Shoq's Related Posts

• Meet Mike Gogulski: He runs with David House—of Bradley Manning Fame
• Why Does The Media Let Greenwald and Hamsher Do All The Talking about Bradley Manning?
• On Jane Hamsher And Our Fact-Free Media: It’s Not Just For Fox News Anymore
  • Excerpt: Detail: About Dr. Jeff Kaye, Firedoglake, and Pfc. Bradley Manning
  • Excerpt: http://shoqvalue.com/why-a-redundant-funding-drive-for-bradley-manning#ixzz1DEU3P4wb

Team Manning Attacks

• Jane Hamsher's Attacks on Shoq (the first 3 times)
• Glenn Greenwald's Attacks on Shoq (the only time)
• Jason Leopold (and Jeff Kaye's) Attacks on Shoq

Other Resources

• DOD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon 1/26/2011