Not ONE word of official account of raid that killed Bin Laden is true, claims award-winning journalist Seymour Hersh
- The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist says that raid which killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011 is ‘one big lie’
- He says the US media is too 'afraid' to pick on Obama
- Hersh, 76, says the solution is to shut down news networks like NBC and ABC
- He also suggested the firing of 90 per cent of mainstream editors
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist says that the official account of the raid which killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011 is ‘one big lie’.
Seymour Hersh, 76, said that ‘not one word’ of the Obama administration’s narrative on what happened is true.
In an interview with The Guardian published today, Hersh savages the US media for failing to challenge the White House on a whole host of issues, from NSA spying, to drone attacks, to aggression against Syria.
'Not true': Journalist Seymour Hersh says the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011 was all a fabrication
Sucking up: Hersh said the American press spends 'so much more time carrying water for Obama than I ever thought they would'
'Lying': Hersh says 'not one word' of the Obama administration's account of the raid that supposedly killed Osama Bin Laden is true. The government has never released pictures of Bin Laden's dead body to the public
The compound: The Pakistan home of the al Qaeda leader was in flames after it was attacked by Navy Seals
He said the Navy Seal raid that supposedly resulted in the death of the Al-Qaeda terror leader, Hersh said, ‘not one word of it is true’.
According to Hersh - who first gained worldwide recognition in 1969 for exposing the My Lai Massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War, for which he received the 1970 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting - the problem is that the US media is allowing the Obama administration to get away with lying.
‘It’s pathetic. They are more than obsequious, they are afraid to pick on this guy [Obama].’
The White House has refused to publicly release images of Bin Laden’s body, fuelling suspicion they are withholding information.
President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and members of the national security team watch the raid live from the White House's Situation Room on May 1, 2011
Aftermath: Part of a damaged helicopter is seen lying near the compound after US Navy SEAL commandos supposedly killed bin Laden
Destroyed: The grounds of the Bin Laden's compound after the raid
Although the White House said the corpse was immediately ‘buried at sea’ within 24 hours of his death in line with Islamic tradition, it quickly emerged that this was not standard practice.
It has also been suggested that the White House has changed its story multiple times, according to infowars.com.
They initially claimed that pictures from the ‘situation room’ show Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Hilary Clinton and the rest of the security team watching the raid live, when in fact there was a blackout on the feed.
Neighbours close to the Pakistani compound in Abbottabad also said they had never seen Bin Laden in the area.
'Afraid': Hersh claims the US media is too scared of challenging Obama
'Shut them down': Hersh says the solution is to close ABC and NBC and fire 90 per cent of editors
Hersh said the American press spends ‘so much more time carrying water for Obama than I ever thought they would’.
In his opinion, the solution would be to shut down news networks like NBC and ABC and fire 90 per cent of mainstream editors and replace them with ‘real’ journalists who are not afraid to speak truth to power.
‘The republic’s in trouble, we lie about everything, lying has become the staple,’ he said.
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Truth: Osama bin Laden died in December, 2001 from kidney failure, following months of dialysis; thus, Seymour Hersh does have some credibility.
Oh please. Conspiracy is so in vogue these days isn’t it? I respect a man who exposed Military massacre and Government duplicity in Vietnam, but that was proved with ’evidence’... something he’s apparently forgotten. Two irregularities don’t make a case... But so many these days believe everything’s a setup: 9/11, the Moon landings, even London’s 7/7 -- in which some claim all victims were paid actors. There’s a rule in journalism --- and in law --- that you only accuse someone of lying when you have the evidence. Otherwise, you’re a fool.
He’s in the FWPP. (Federal Witness Protection Program) They sent him on a sea cruise.
How does Hersh know raid reporting is all based on lies. Which lies specifically (aside from burial and sit. room photo?) please. What, then, does he propose is the truth? I look forward to his report. So far, he’s just making a general, unsubstantiated allegation.
I wish Hersh would tell us HOW he knows the news of the raid is all lies, just exactly what the lies are (aside from the manner of burial and the sit. room pic) and what he proposes DID happen. As to MSM cow-towing to Obama, I don’t see it. Obama has given the right wing almost everything they have wanted, yet continue to obstruct his administration at every turn. If MSM were pro-Obama, or just lain objective, they’d be pointing this fact out.
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Dawg 1939, Down South USA, United States, 36 minutes ago
Sorry Mr.Hersh, the media can’t handle the truth.....Why would they want to anyway when they are number one in seeing this man was elected President, now they don’t have enough face for all the egg that should be thrown over them.........Not watch dogs at all, just lap dogs serves their only purpose today..........