Comments on: Why won’t NPR’s ombud speak to Salon’s Glenn Greenwald?

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:45:16 +0000

Greenwald makes money using the word “toture” in his films and his columns. That’s his stance.I agree with him on the point, but if NPR cedes editorial control to him, it’s weird, and leaves them in a vulnerable position if the Republicans ever get ahold of congress again.
The GOP already has it in their heads that the media is conspiratorial; why give them another reason?

By: figures

figures — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:52:45 +0000

She won’t do an interview with Greenwald because he will destroy her and she knows it. Trying to defend NPRs indefensible policy in the face of someone as astute, intelligent, and persistent as Greenwald could be nothing but a disaster for NPR.

By: JohnUllmann

JohnUllmann — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:44:02 +0000

“Torture” raises the stakes of cogent
argumentation either for or against. Most people would opine that torture is wrong, but they will be far less negative about using EIT to extract information regarding an imminent threat.

But such linguistic hocum has been rendered moot
- since innocents have been murdered in our custody,
- since the highest executive in our country approved it, and
- since lawyers who Bush used at the DoJ were forced to provide tacit legal defense for its use.

Shepard is merely the latest and not-to-bright tool in a very effective campaign by President Obama to restrain critics of Bush who would like to see him and Cheney prosecuted for torture, and their lawyers disbarred.

This ‘controversy’ is just reflective of President Obama’s intransigence on this issue. Part of the Mighty Wurlitzer.

By: james Dore

james Dore — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:38:02 +0000

The Nazis killed jews.

Wait wait, we need to keep the discussion open, they detained the jews indefinitely.

There is absolutely no hope for this country.

We are no better than 1930 germany, going along with the powerful to do horrible things to protect corporate profits.;

How are we better than anyone else when we torture and kill people without a trial?

ANd then our media , sorry, I have to go puke.

By: Peter

Peter — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:12:46 +0000

Maybe Alicia refuses to appear because she has no good excuses for not using the word torture. AS for the “representing all sides” argument, I don’t see them doing any shows for people who feel that it SHOULD be labeled torture.

Better yet, why not do a show on the procedure; from Congress, to indict an ex-President and VP for violating the US Constitution. What a timely topic for the 4th of July.

By: skinnycat

skinnycat — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:12:32 +0000

I agree with every criticism of NPR. Calling torture enhanced integration is just unforgivable bafflegook and newspeak. A republican congress & president turned NPR and PBS into commercial stations.
Imagine NPR with a Glen Greenwald, Thom Hartman or Amy Goodman as head honcho. If that canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t happen with a democratic congress and president what is the point in having a democratic president and congress?
The people at NPR and PBS canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t do good radio and tv if they are threatened by every tinhorn politician who lies his way into office. If you remember the wasteland and whitenoise before PBS and NPR, you know that public TV and Radio need a source of funding that is not subject to the whims of a temporary majority in congress or the caprice of those Ã¢â‚¬Å“mock monarchsÃ¢â‚¬Â that inhabit the white house.

By: medai browski

medai browski — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:40:32 +0000

Greenwald picks fight with [YOUR NAME HERE].

This might be interesting if it were, say, Levar Burton.