No media outlet wanted to go after the 9/11 bad guys more than the New York Post did. No other outlet was a bigger media cheerleader for the fraudulent war in Iraq than the Post and its publisher, Rupert Murdoch, the man who brought right-wing politics into mainstream American media. And no other media outlet, with the exceptions of the other ones Murdoch owns, have spent so much time ignoring the real nation that we should have been going after.
Saudi Arabia. The home of most of the hijackers The source of the Islamic extremism that motivated them to become terrorists. And, sadly, one of the key suppliers of the substance that has done more to corrupt our society than any other: oil.
But maybe things are changing. Maybe the truth can, over time and with enough exposure, overcome its unpopularity. Maybe even a right-wing rag like the Post is willing to expose the real bad guys.
And, now that it has done so, maybe the rest of us should ignore Saudi threats and get behind a truly bipartisan effort to go after the real bad guys.
It's about time Every 9/11 victim that lost his or her life or health, and every member of their families would agree. That should be reason enough.
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