It's the coverup that kills you, part 6
At the New Republic, the "investigation" of Scott Thomas Beauchamp's column continues. As described in its Scott Beauchamp update today, the "investigation" now appears to amount to little more than waiting for the Army's response to the magazine's FOIA request for the record of the Army investigation into the matter. After clearing their throat, "the editors" pronounce their satisfaction with themselves and their disappointment with the Army:
The New Republic is deeply frustrated by the Army’s behavior. TNR has endeavored with good faith to discover whether Beauchamp’s article contained inaccuracies and has repeatedly requested that the Army provide us with documentary evidence that it was fabricated or embellished. Instead of doing this, the Army leaked selective parts of the record—including a conversation that Beauchamp had with his lawyer—continuing a months-long pattern by which the Army has leaked information and misinformation to conservative bloggers while failing to help us with simple requests for documents.Bob Owens capably dissects the issues subject to TNR's purported investigation. TNR's testimony to its own good faith cannot survive the laugh test, although its imputation of bad faith to the Army fits a pattern. TNR's update leaves only only two questions open: whether "the editors" have any idea what asses they have made of themselves, or how they have disgraced their magazine.We have worked hard to re-report this piece and will continue to do so. But this process has involved maddening delays compounded by bad faith on the part of at least some officials in the Army. Our investigation has taken far longer than we would like, but it is our obligation and promise to deliver a full account of our findings.
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