Oops:
The genius investigators in the right-wing blogosphere — who serve as our Watchdogs over the Corrupt “MSM” — made a major, major discovery this weekend. Last Wednesday, former CIA agent Larry Johnson published a Memo (.pdf) sent from the U.S. Mission in Iraq which advised troops and other military personnel in Iraq of a “theater-wide delay in food delivery” which would likely limit the available food supply.
As has been true for the last four years, right-wing bloggers simply shut their eyes and refused to believe that any news reflecting poorly on the Leader’s War could be real. Just as was true for news reports of civil war and a growing Iraqi insurgency, this Memo just had to be a fake, so they declared it to be such.
The super-tough-(and-anonymous)-Churchillian-warrior “Ace of Spades” Memo (.pdf) sent from the U.S. Mission in Iraq which advised troops and other military personnel in Iraq of a “theater-wide delay in food delivery” which would likely limit the available food supply.
As has been true for the last four years, right-wing bloggers simply shut their eyes and refused to believe that any news reflecting poorly on the Leader’s War could be real. Just as was true for news reports of civil war and a growing Iraqi insurgency, this Memo just had to be a fake, so they declared it to be such.
The super-tough-(and-anonymous)-Churchillian-warrior “Ace of Spades” got the investigative ball rolling, declaring: “that document is fake” (emphasis in original). “Ace” then explained: “someone is attempting to gin up a rather minor convoy delay into something that threatens the feeding of our troops.” These accusations were grounded in “Ace’s” belief that an eagle in the corner of the memo was inauthentic, copied from a figurine. Upon finding the image online, “Ace” excitedly announced that he discovered “How The Retarded Forger Found The Image.” “>got the investigative ball rolling, declaring: “that document is fake” (emphasis in original). “Ace” then explained: “someone is attempting to gin up a rather minor convoy delay into something that threatens the feeding of our troops.” These accusations were grounded in “Ace’s” belief that an eagle in the corner of the memo was inauthentic, copied from a figurine. Upon finding the image online, “Ace” excitedly announced that he discovered “How The Retarded Forger Found The Image.”
Others like Charles Johnson weighed in, all declaring the memo to be (a) fake.
Only problem: it’s authentic.
These people did do some great investigative reporting in the past, so I don’t feel a need to lash out to them. It should serve as a reminder, however, that confidence is good, arrogance is not.
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