Saddam's Media War II

In "Weapons of Mass Distortion: Saddam's Media War" I noted:

"British MP George Galloway, long the subject of questions about his income and lifestyle, was simply the first revelation. He made himself a large and obvious target; clearly, some digging has been done to ensure his exposure from multiple sources. He was first, but he will not be the last. Nor should he be."

Guess not. As allied forces continue to mine the millions of documents they recovered from Saddam's Iraq, we're starting to see consequences. Exposure of the the U.N.'s thoroughly corrupt oil-for-food program is one example. In fact, this scandal has been brewing for a while. Yesterday The Wall Street Journal added fuel to the fire with a detailed follow-up that names some principals and traces some of the connections thanks to recovered documents, even as the U.N. and Kofi Annan continue to stonewall.

Now, an America journalist has been arrested on charges of working as an Iraqi spy. Silflay Hraka leads and Wizbang adds details on Ms. Susan Lindauer. Meanwhile, "Oh, That Liberal Media" flays the coverage that mentions a family relationship to the White House while ignoring this journalist's previous employment as a staffer for 3-4 Democratic Party representatives. You'd think that a responsible news outlet would see both facts as relevant. Instapundit has more.

Personally, I'm looking forward to more of these exposures. Susan Lindauer won't be the last one, either. Nor should she be.

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