by Ed Kinane
The original editorial from the Syracuse Post-Standard follows Ed Kinane’s commentary.

Friends,
Your December 22 editorial, “Who are the Insurgents?” demeans your profession.

As if its author were a U.S. government spokesperson, the editorial takes U.S. military reports or briefings at face value. If a journalist believes that the military is a credible source, he or she is no journalist. In the current Iraq war both sides have been caught in umpteen lies and evasions. Both assert the right to lie.