Another Example of Media War Against US Foreign Policy

It’s not just on the front-page or editorial page that the New York Times and cohorts assault American foreign policy with misinformation and diatribe.

Such misreporting shows up in many other stories and contexts, all undermining both our resolve and our understanding of the world.

I’m honored to have as friend Sol Sanders, whose 40+ years of reporting on Asia is unequaled for knowledge and for judgment. Sanders is a former correspondent for Business Week, U.S. News & World Report and United Press International. Bookmark his weekly column at World Tribune for analyses you will not find elsewhere, often fed by contacts who know the real story.

An important aid to our logistics in Asia has been Japanese refueling operations for our Navy. But, the New York Times’ “current special correspondent in Japan, Norimitsu Onoshi…has been waging a one-man war against Japan’s conservatives and their commitment to the American treaty obligations.”

Sanders proceeds to fisk almost every assertion by Onoshi in his report carried in the NYT’s and around the world by the NYT’s wireservice.

The result: Totally erroroneous reporting. The consequence: Totally uninformed opinions formed, and the contributions of a faithful ally, Japan, unappreciated and besmirched.

As Sanders concludes: “In a much more dangerous world, the American media will be of little help in fighting the intellectual issues underlying the struggle for peace and stability against new kinds of enemies.”