November 15, 2006

Gannett Newspapers

BuzzFlash regularly trashes the mainstream media as a defender of the status quo, particularly the Republican status quo.

But the day before the elections, the four major military papers published editorials calling for Donald Rumsfeld to be terminated as Secretary of Defense.

"Rumsfeld has lost credibility with the uniformed leadership, with the troops, with Congress and with the public at large," the editorial concludes. "His strategy has failed, and his ability to lead is compromised. This is not about the midterm elections. Regardless of which party wins Nov. 7, the time has come, Mr. President, to face the hard bruising truth: Donald Rumsfeld must go."

The military papers were reflecting what John Murtha has been voicing for sometime: all but the most toady of the military brass think Rumsfeld is destroying our armed forces.

It took guts for Gannett to take heat for running the simultaneous editorials the day before the election. They said the timing was due to Bush's assertion, just days before, that Rumsfeld was going to stay in his position, no matter what.

Bush, of course, lied, yet again. But the Gannett military newspapers told the truth.

For that, we present a rare Wings of Justice honor to a corporate member of the mainstream media: Gannett newspapers.

They did our service men and women proud on November 6.

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Nominated by: Christine of Evanston, Illinois

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