Miller Time
Judith Miller was sent to jail yesterday, and I can’t say that I feel sorry for her. As you might recall, this is the same Judith Miller who had beat the administration’s WMD drum on a daily basis in the front pages of the NY Times. The same Judith Miller that had long been embedded in the rush-to-war camp and who had lazily relied on information from sources of that same camp.
The NY Times would later apologize for the pre-war coverage. Of course, Ms Miller is not going to jail because of her overzealous reporting of Saddam’s WMD threat, but rather for protecting White House sources who broke federal law by leaking the name of a CIA agent. Still, in a roundabout way, I can’t help but see the poetic justice in Miller serving a little time.
July 7th, 2005 at 11:29 am
The reputation of journalism as a profession, and the ideal of truth and accuracy in reporting, takes a beating when reporters like Judith Miller go astray. And what’s up with New York Times? First Jayson Blair. Now, Miller. Go figure.
July 7th, 2005 at 4:04 pm
It won’t hurt my feelings one bit to see her visit the Crossbar Hotel. Then she can wonder if Karl Rove and the administration is worth it.
July 7th, 2005 at 4:55 pm
Nice play of words, BTW.
July 8th, 2005 at 1:36 am
It really is good to see you back on a regular basis; I missed your wit (and photos!!). I’m still trying to learn to take good pics; not as easy as it looks.