Bill O'Reilly and Geraldo Rivera Debate Terrorist Trials In NYC

November 14th, 2009 2:06 PM
On Friday's "O'Reilly Factor," the host and his guest Geraldo Rivera had quite a lively debate on Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement concerning Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other terrorists being tried in New York City.As you might imagine, Rivera was all for it, and Bill O'Reilly, well -- not so much.Although this wasn't on par with their classic battle over illegal immigration in…

NYT: Trying Terrorists In NYC Will Repair 'Damage Wrought By Bush

November 14th, 2009 9:44 AM
The New York Times told readers Saturday that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to try five Guantanamo Bay terrorist detainees in New York City was "a bold and principled step...toward repairing the damage wrought by former President George W. Bush."Not surprisingly, while the Times editorial board cheered Friday's decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others with suspected ties to the…

Susan Crawford and the Media: Torture is as Torture Does

January 16th, 2009 2:08 AM
Susan Crawford's recent assertions of torture simply do not add up, and your main stream media isn't going to investigate anytime soon.  Had Crawford made an assertion that there was unequivocally no torture to speak of at Guantanamo, the media would be sifting meticulously through her statements with a fine-toothed comb, smearing her reputation at every turn.  Instead, her arguments seemingly…

Freeland: No Waterboarding—Even To Save Planeloads of People

January 12th, 2009 9:00 AM
The exquisite moral sensibilities of the MSM . . . Would you waterboard an al Qaeda member for three minutes to get information to save the lives of nine passenger-loads of innocent civilians?  Chrystia Freeland wouldn't.  The US managing editor of the Financial Times made the stunning statement during the course of a classic Morning Joe dust-up today.  Joe Scarborough, with help from tag-team…

CBS & NBC Focus on KSM's Torture Claims, Only ABC Tags Him 'Evil

June 5th, 2008 10:50 PM
CBS and NBC on Thursday night were as interested in highlighting the claims of torture, from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and four 9/11 terrorist attack co-conspirators who were arraigned by a military commission court in Guantanamo Bay, as to informing viewers about the charges against them. ABC didn't consider the torture allegations relevant and so didn't mention the topic as Jan Crawford…