The 9/11 Story That Got Away

[K. Michael Babcock]

The Alternet story isn't really that far-fetched, largely because there are
no revelations other than Judy Miller saying she tried to get a scoop but
couldn't. I don't know why she'd talk to Alternet, but she might have her
reasons. If they were going to make something up, it's a pretty dull
fabrication: Reporters hear some vague stuff about a terrorist attack on the
US, but don't find out enough information to run a story. It sounds more
like she's bragging then anything else. "I predicted it." If only we had
listened to Judy...

On 5/18/06, Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Prompted by a private conversation (off list) with another p-lister I
> decided to look at the original September 9, 2002, Judith Miller/
> Michel Gordon aluminum tube story. It was the first of a hundred
> Times stories on the subject. Anyway, the funny thing is, the article
> wouldn't come up. Too many people were trying to look at it I guess.
> The Alternet interview much be getting a lot of  reading.
>
> I guess everyone remembers the aluminum tubes. They are what Iraq was
> supposed to be using to produce nuclear weapons and a central pin in
> the justification for war.
>
> The Pentagon had leaked the bogus information to Miller and  she
> reported it.
>
> To the best of the knowledge of my off list correspondent she never
> publicly acknowledged being  so gullible.
>
> P.
>
>
>
> On May 18, 2006, at 1:27 PM, Paul Mackin wrote:
>
> >
> > On May 18, 2006, at 10:29 AM, jd wrote:
> >
> >> What, exactly, is Alternet?
> >
> > About as reliable as Fox News but without  Murdoch financing.
> >
> >> Why would Miller talk to them?
> >
> > That is the big question. She's (now since leaving  the Times)  an
> > independent journalist who writes for mainstream publications (Wall
> > Street Journal for one) and must get big bucks for what she turns
> > out. Out of Alternet's league.
> >
> > The believability of her allowing an unedited interview go forth
> > like this reminds me of the Pynchon Japanese Playboy story, but
> > what do know.
> >
> > There certainly isn't anything the least bit implausible about
> > information on  impending  WTC-type attacks on U.S. soil having
> > been obtained by her.  The government had received such
> > information, as is documented in the 9/11 commission report.
> >
> >> And isn't
> >> Miller, essentially, a shill for the current administration for the
> >> most part?
> >
> > Think all's she accused of is gullibility on Iraq's  WMD.
> >
> >> I find this hard to believe...
> >>
> >> I'm skeptical of all news sources but especially those home-brew ones
> >> when no other source... not even blogs... seem to corroborate.
> >
> > Your skepticism is well-advised IMHO.
> >
> >> Are
> >> any other sources talking about this?
> >
> > Well, there's that Columbia  Journalism Review article the
> > interview refers to.
> >>
> >
>
>
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