Bob Woodward's Dark Side -- Famed Reporter Carries Water for the Pentagon

[G_j]

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Bob Woodward's Dark Side -- Famed Reporter Carries Water for the Pentagon

By Russ Baker


A crucial aspect of Bob Woodward's career that has been ignored by most of the media: Woodward is the military's man, and always has been.

October 2, 2010


Just one year before the publication of "Obama's Wars," Bob Woodward became a player in his own book-in-progress. He morphed into his true identity: Warrior Bob. Actually, there's an even deeper persona, Agent Woodward--but we're getting ahead of ourselves.

In June of 2009, Woodward traveled to Afghanistan with General Jim Jones, President Obama's National Security adviser, to meet with General Stanley McChrystal, then the commander of forces there. Why did Jones allow this journalist to accompany him? Because Jones knew that Woodward could be counted on to deliver the company line--the military line. In fact, Jones was essentially Woodward's patron.


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Apparently General McChrystal and the Petraeus cabal aren't willing to wait for their Commander in Chief to set the strategy. Prior to the President's interviews, McChrystal's people were already telling journalists that they were "impatient with Obama" as Nancy Youssef reported. This "Power Play," as I mentioned last night, included a veiled threat that McChrystal would resign if he didn't get his way.

And sure enough, just hours after the Commander in Chief was on the airwaves, somehow McChrystal's classified report hit the Washington Post compliments of Bob Woodward no less.

Wow, what a coincidence!

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[msanthrope]

1. Who didn't know that Woodward was Naval Intelligence?

Once a Navy man, always a Navy man...

[DURHAM D]

2. Woodward was never a reporter - he has always been an operative.

Don't most people know that?

[The_Commonist]

6. He became friendly with Mark Felt (Deep Throat)...

...in the waiting room of LBJ's Oval Office, while they were each waiting to brief the president for their respective agencies. Anyone who ever thought Woodward was a "cub reporter" for the WaPost, and got a lucky break on Watergate was a sucker.

[G_j]

7. lol

well said

[lib2DaBone]

3. ..Woodward showing up a lot on Faux News these days.....

[Cirque du So-What]

4. This story holds no surprises for me

His background is common knowledge...or SHOULD be. Here's hoping this revelation finally reaches a larger audience.

[TexasObserver]

5. He's a hideous shill.

One great story 37 years old does not make him a good guy.