Saturday, April 24, 2010

Army Lieutenant sounds off on the civilian bus firings and the media

U.S. Army Lt. Rajiv Srinivasan's thoughts on the mix of arrogance and ignorance he sees in many journalists who come to rugged outposts:
"what I lack confidence in is the media’s ability to portray the vigorous intellectual debate that goes through a platoon leader’s mind during such life and death matters. I have little confidence in a reporter’s ability to understand what it’s like to own the lives of a platoon of 20 year-old kids. I have very little confidence in a news outlet’s willingness to tell the whole truth if it means selling fewer papers or receiving lower ratings."
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