Sunday, July 19, 2009

David Ignatius: The Mainstream Media’s Chief Apologist for CIA Crimes

by Mel Goodman

The Washington Post’s David Ignatius has become the mainstream media’s apologist for the Central Intelligence Agency.

In Thursday’s column, he has lambasted Attorney General Eric Holder for even considering the appointment of a prosecutor to investigate possible war crimes by CIA officers; congressional Democrats who want to conduct genuine oversight of the CIA; and President Obama who perhaps now understands that an investigation of the CIA is not merely about "petty grievances." ...

Continued: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/7/16/754290/-David-Ignatius:-The-Mainstream-Medias-Chief-Apologist-for-CIA-Crimes

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