Should the Nation-Neutral Press Be Barred from Military Briefings?

Self | Nov 1, 2001 | The Duke

[The Duke]

I'm just wondering that, as much of the press has decided that it must be nation-neutral in its reporting of the war, if there may be some security concerns in the representatives of such organizations attending military press briefings (as well as other government events)?

[The Duke]

Doesn't it seem like a reasonable precaution to exclude organizations who, by their own declaration, are no longer truly American? After all, it's the American people who have the "right to know", and not necessarily the broader international audience.

[GeronL]

yes and if a news outlet gets out troops killed by reporting their location to the enemy.. they should be charged with treason.

[MadEagle]

I like to give the military a little more credit. They only tell them what is safe for them to know, and probably in some cases, inject some misinformation.

I really don't think we need to worry...those guys know what they're doing.

[america-rules]

G Gordon Liddy today:

Ike told his war dept guy incharge of the press this: Tell them the war started and in the end tell them we won !

[sockmonkey]

I don't care who's there as long as it's not Helen Thomas, even though she does provide humour to these briefings.

[exDemMom]

Sure, the press should be barred. The congress, too, as most of them don't seem to have a clue about protecting national security.

Thank God we have a president who understands the need for secrecy.

I'm not talking, my lips are sealed!

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

The foreign press attends military briefings.