That's really what the Beauchamp story needs, somebody to dig in, get their reporter hands dirty, and pursue some much-needed answers. The LA Times takes a solid first step today:
LA Times Asks Some Tough Questions About Army's Conduct In Beauchamp-New Republic Affair...
The other day I noted that the Army has promised to investigate an apparent leak to Matt Drudge of documents relating to its probe of Scott Thomas Beauchamp, the U.S. soldier accused of fabricating stories about fellow troops in a series of articles for The New Republic. The leak, which appears to be the work of an Army official intent on delivering payback to the mag, raises further questions about the Army's less-than-admirable handling of this whole affair. I'd been wondering when we were going to see some aggressive reporting and/or opinion-making about this, when along comes this excellent piece in [...]
Tags: Beauchamp, The New Republic, Matt Drudge
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Things not to do at TNR:
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And the LA Times might want to actually read before writing. Being a "pioneer" in journalism does not mean being the first person, including Private Beauchamp, to assert the 'disfigured woman' was an Iraqi.