Saturday, July 11, 2009

The insignificant plot doctrine and media bias

From Powerline: ""Detainee's Harsh Treatment Foiled No Plots." That's the front-page headline at the top of today's Washington Post. But the article itself (by Peter Finn and Joby Warrick) suggests that the headline is false. It follows, I assume, that (according to the Post's sources) at least one "insignificant plot" was stopped. And if that is true, then it follows that the interrogations techniques produced at least some reliable information about real plots."

Read the rest for the deconstruction of yet another attempt by the Post (in March) to diminish the harsh interrogation of terrorists:

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/03/023199.php

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