Mayer's Credibility on the Line

https://consortiumnews.com/2019/10/08/the-new-yorkers-partisan-attempt-to-refute-its-claim-of-partisan-disinformation-on-biden-and-ukraine/

Mayer became a familiar face to me when she appeared on Frontline's series about the Iraq War near the end of the Bush presidency. Since then she's appeared in other Frontline documentaries and I've heard her interviewed on NPR. Though I haven't personally read her pieces in The New Yorker I did read 'Dark Money', her 2017 expose which proved very informative. Overall I've found her to be a pretty solid journalist... pretty much within the Establishment consensus but intelligent and probing.

However, Lauria is a name I've known for many years. A frequent contributor to Alternative Media, I've often appreciated his analysis. As a Christian I must admit we're not going to see the world the same way but there's an honesty and acumen exhibited in Lauria's analysis. This piece which leaves Mayer looking worse for wear, was no exception.

Mayer's career has prospered. Whether that played a part in this episode of self-censorship and toeing the Establishment line is something only she can answer. But for the author of 'Dark Money' such a quick dismissal of the Biden story should raise an eyebrow. She's put her credibility on the line and in appearing to manifest a partisan reflex... one is left wondering just what has been left out of her previous stories.

While Mayer's reporting has been helpful, she's too mainstream for me to fully trust her. Lauria exposes why we shouldn't and then further elaborates the Biden story and contextualises it. There is a story worth pursuing. This is despite Mayer and despite Trump.

But as I've indicated elsewhere, it's a tired story, one that's been repeated too many times to count. Corruption is endemic to empire and America is the biggest and most powerful empire in history. I'll let you draw the conclusion.