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'''NewsMax.com''' is an ] ] ]. It is unabashedly ] in viewpoint, promoting itself as "a leading ] news source providing an Internet alternative to the liberal mainstream media" and featuring a section devoted to ]. Unlike fellow right-wing Web daily ], it does run mostly its own content and that of a collection of guest editorial writers in much the same way that ] and (somewhat) the ] do. |
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Many left-wing commentators have condemned NewsMax.com as being a hub of ] about ], and ] in particular. |
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NewsMax originated sales of the "Deck of Evil" playing cards and followed up with the "Deck of Weasels" lampooning prominent opponents of the ] as well as the "Deck of Hillary" and the "Deck of Reagan". |
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The website provides links to comics that Conservatives will enjoy: Dan Lacey's "]" (conservative Christian), "]" by Colin T. Hayes, Bruce Tinsley's "]", to name a few. |
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The site's parent company, NewsMax Media, also publishes a monthly ], ''NewsMax''. The company's owner is ]. |
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NewsMax was founded in September ] by ] ], who is its current ], ], and ]. Its headquarters are in ]. |
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==Incorrect Stories== |
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* On May 26th 2001 Newsmax started an ] when it printed a smear article titled "Hillary Snubs Gold Star Mothers." Newsmax claime Clinton |
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refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers.</blockquote>{{ref|Hil-lie}} |
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* On November 29, 2005 Newsmax started an rumor that John McCain advocated torture. Newsmax claimed: |
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Sen. John McCain is leading the charge against so-called “torture” techniques allegedly used by U.S. interrogators, insisting that practices like sleep deprivation and withholding medical attention are not only brutal – they simply don’t work to persuade terrorist suspects to give accurate information. |
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Nearly forty years ago, however – when McCain was held captive in a North Vietnamese prison camp – some of the same techniques were used on him. And – as McCain has publicly admitted at least twice – the torture worked!</blockquote> |
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The punishment finally worked, McCain said. “Eventually, I gave them my ship’s name and squadron number, and confirmed that my target had been the power plant.” |
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Recalling how he gave up military information to his interrogators, McCain said: “I regret very much having done so. The information was of no real use to the Vietnamese, but the Code of Conduct for American Prisoners of War orders us to refrain from providing any information beyond our names, rank and serial number.”</blockquote>{{ref|Johnlie}} |
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* On Oct. 29, 2005 Newsmax published an article claiming "Patrick Fitzgerald Retreats From Plame 'Covert' Claim." The article commented that Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald |
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<blockquote>declined to bring any charges to that effect, casting even more doubt on the claim that her CIA job was a closely guarded secret. </blockquote>{{ref|Patlie}} |
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Yet, in the Federal indictment,''October 28, 2005 Indictment: US v Libby '', against Scouter Libby from page 3, section f: |
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<blockquote> At all relevant times from January 1, 2002 through July 2003, Valerie Wilson was employed by the CIA, and '''her employment status was classified.''' Prior to July 14, 2003, Valerie Wilson’s affiliation with the CIA was not common knowledge outside the intelligence community. </blockquote>{{ref|Patind}} |
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==References== |
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# {{note|Hil-lie}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/goldstar.asp | title = "Politics: Gold Mother Stars" | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} |
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# {{note|Johnlie}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/11/29/100012.shtml | title = "John McCain: Torture Worked on Me" | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} |
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#{{note|Patlie}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/10/29/122517.shtml | title = "Patrick Fitzgerald Retreats From Plame 'Covert' Claim" | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} |
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#{{note|Patind}} {{Web reference | URL = http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/osc/documents/libby_indictment_28102005.pdf | title = "October 28, 2005 Indictment: US v Libby" | work = ] | date = November 29 | year = 2005}} |
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