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WaPo’s “anti-military” blogger

Posted on February 11, 2007 | Comments Off on WaPo’s “anti-military” blogger

William M. (Malarky) Arkin is revealed as the WaPo’s "anti-military" blogger, in this WaPo ombudsman piece, in which it is nevertheless "explained" that his work is separate from the print newspaper.

"Arkin’s column did not meet Post standards, but then, newspaper editing isn’t perfect, either. But ‘mercenary’ surely is live ammo; such an incendiary word should have popped out in flames to Post editors."

Nevertheless, he apparently was "edited," just not to the fullest extent, and he insists that he works for the newspaper. So which is it? And does it matter? An "anti-military blogger" with MSM backing. Charming. Just what America needs. But it’s good, I suppose, to have the objectivity mask off. Or, as LGF puts it:

"See, if Arkin’s hate screed had been edited, no one would have known that the Post’s ‘military analyst’ was a hard left anti-military moonbat. The editor would have come in and sanitized it, and no one would have been the wiser."

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WaPo reporter drops mask

Posted on February 1, 2007 | Comments Off on WaPo reporter drops mask

William M. Arkin is the WashPost’s homeland security writer. What a hoot. Then they gave him a blog and he decided to let loose his anti-American spleen on the troops: 

"Through every Abu Ghraib and Haditha, through every rape and murder, the American public has indulged those in uniform, accepting that the incidents were the product of bad apples or even of some administration or command order…[recent report troops are upset about opposition to the war is] an ugly reminder of the price we pay for a mercenary – oops sorry, volunteer – force that thinks it is doing the dirty work."

So the elite blogosphere went ballistic, here, here and especially these milblogs here and, for the profane version, here. Actually, I think we owe Billy a round of applause. He’s dropped the "oh-so-objective" pose he learned to do in journalism school, and told us what he and his media buds really think. And it’s ugly and sneering which, of course, fully explains their negative reporting on the war and the military itself. Something tells me your editors won’t like being exposed like this, Bill. Write when you find another job.

UPDATE  Arkin had already made a name as the Greenpeace alum, far left, anti-military activist  "military affairs" writer for the LATimes. So maybe his WaPo editors won’t care after all. They knew what they were getting when they hired him.

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