{"id":4359,"date":"2007-04-02T21:35:19","date_gmt":"2007-04-03T04:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=4359"},"modified":"2007-04-03T05:32:42","modified_gmt":"2007-04-03T12:32:42","slug":"video-bill-oreillys-shameful-attack-on-29-year-army-and-diplomatic-corp-vet-ann-wright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=4359","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Bill O’Reilly’s Shameful Attack on 29-Year Army and Diplomatic Corp Vet, Ann Wright"},"content":{"rendered":"

In one of his most shamefully transparent swiftboat attacks yet, Bill O’Reilly twisted and perverted the comments of 29-year U.S. Army Colonel Ann Wright last Friday, for having the temerity to explain that when Americans parade their own prisoners of war before the cameras, it’s difficult to have the “moral high ground” in making the case that Iran has violated the Geneva Convention by doing similarly with their captured British troops.<\/p>\n

For the record, Wright spent years educating troops on the Geneva Convention at Fort Bragg and understands it cold (unlikely, O’Reilly). She also spent 16 years in the diplomatic corps before resigning in protest as the Iraq War began. I interviewed her on the illegalities of the war while at Camp Casey in Crawford, TX, in August of 2005. Her explanation was exceedingly enlightening. (MP3 here, appx. 22 mins<\/a>, as part of the collection of highlights from our 50+ hours of special BRAD SHOW “Operation Noble Cause” live broadcasts<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Crooks & Liars’ coverage<\/a> of the interview, includes a transcript from the wrap-up of the attempted O’Reilly hit piece (in which he only seems to have hit himself):
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WRIGHT: “I want to make sure the United States treats people properly..”<\/p>\n

O’REILLY: “Sure you do. Sure you do.”<\/p>\n

WRIGHT: “I surely do. That’s what I spent 29 years of my life trying to do.”<\/p>\n

O’REILLY: “Sorry. No you didn’t. You know what happened to you”\u00a6somewhere along the line you started to dislike your own country”\u00a6.” <\/p>\n

WRIGHT: “I served 29 years. How many did you serve? Where did you teach the Geneva Conventions?”<\/p>\n

O’REILLY: “Cut her mic.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Watch the video. It’s absolutely shameful.<\/p>\n

(Hat-tip for the video to Chrish at the indispensable NewsHounds.us<\/a> for “watching FOX so [we] don’t have to.”<\/i>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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