A post over at Ace's about the Plame kerfluffle got me to thinking about Washington Times Pentagon reporter Bill Gertz. Here's what I said there about Gertz:
BTW, my favorite leak-recipient in all of Washington *has* to be Bill Gertz. He's like the DEBKA of Pentagon reporters-- everything that gets leaked to him is either from the "Duh" file or total bulls*$t. Yet, you want to get a rise out of anyone from the CIA, just mention Gertz-- you might as well say something nice about Hitler at an ADL convention.
FYI, that last bit is *not* hyperbole-- I went to grad school with a CIA lawyer who I swear burst a blood vessel cursing over how Bill Gertz compromised sources and methods, harmed national security, sold white women into slavery, etc.
Well, here's the funny thing: Bill Gertz makes everyone laugh with his "scoops." A lot of them are total "duh" moments that anyone with half-a-brain and Google-talents could discover for themselves. And the ones that actually *do* rely on classified information fit the same bill (then again, just because it's classified doesn't make it interesting-- hell, we classify phone books here).
Anyway, inspired by this, I tried to think of my favorite Bill Gertz scoops of all time:
Continue reading "Inside The, Umm, Ring: My Favorite Bill Gertz Scoops."
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