Wash Post on propaganda

As Paul Mirengoff points out, the Wash Post is really upset that the US is telling the truth in a way that can help American soldiers because they perceive it as a "propaganda" campaign.

The Washington Post does think, however, that it is perfectly fine to engage in a partisan exercise of propaganda posing as journalism which relies on lies and slander to defeat politicians who are Republicans.

As the Post sees it, defeating Bush is such a noble cause that lies and slander are acceptable. Defeating terrorists, however, is not important enough to justify the military giving out truthful information.