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jakeXT

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5. I doubt lies by omission are counted

Sun Mar 1, 2015, 01:06 PM

Mar 2015

"But the extensive website, which has been up for months, largely describes a war of valor and honor that would be unrecognizable to many of the Americans who fought in and against it," the Times reports. "Leading Vietnam historians complain that it focuses on dozens of medal-winning soldiers while giving scant mention to mistakes by generals and the years of violent protests and anguished debate at home."

For example, the site omits mention of the Fulbright hearings in the U.S. Senate, during which Secretary of State John Kerry—then a young Vietnam veteran—asked, “How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?”

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/10/10/pentagon-accused-whitewashing-history-vietnam-war-era

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Google wants to rank websites based on facts not links [View all] jakeXT Mar 2015 OP

interesting! marym625 Mar 2015 #1

I wonder what the result for stuff like Iraq and WMD will be ... currently it's jakeXT Mar 2015 #2

I was thinking the same thing marym625 Mar 2015 #3

I doubt lies by omission are counted jakeXT Mar 2015 #5

But, if someone is looking up the missing information marym625 Mar 2015 #8

Google's been doing this informally for years. leveymg Mar 2015 #4

I think DU has lost a bit of traffic, I believe that also counts /nt jakeXT Mar 2015 #7

I think you're right. Could be that it's lost most of its Underground to favor the Circle-D crowd? leveymg Mar 2015 #9

That is what happens. Octafish Mar 2015 #10

I soooo want to work for Google! ffr Mar 2015 #6

I really wonder how this will turn out mrd777 Mar 2015 #11