HERSH AT FAULT FOR 9/11 AND IRAQ PROBLEMS, UNIDENTIFIED SOURCES SAY
"In a startling revelation, unidentified sources have informed us that Seymour Hersh, the controversial muckracking investigative reporter responsible for uncovering the My Lai massacre, has admitted that he feels personal responsibility for the events of September 11, 2001.
Reports indicate that Hersh, who won a Pulitzer prize for his work on My Lai, is racked by shame and guilt for what he believes were the direct results of his CIA investigation reported in a series of articles published by the New York Times during 1974-1975. Many feel that the subsequent investigation by the Church Committee lay the groundwork for the handcuffing of the CIA and the FBI. This lack of operational effectiveness has been cited as a reason for their failure to prevent the 2001 attacks. Hersh believes that his reports lead to the creation of the Church Committee and therefore to the operational limitations on the two agencies.
Hersh, in a rare period of critical self-examination, has concluded that his work caused the investigative agencies to become ineffective. He has told unidentified retired CIA operatives that he feels that "..the blood of the World Trade Center victims is on my hands."
While Hersh refuses to go on record concerning the issue, those close to him believe that his sense of guilt is real. He believes that his work is justified even if it results in occasional damage to others since, as he puts it, the "truth must out." Presumably, this includes his role in the events that lead to the catastrophe.
Surprisingly, Hersh also believes that since the events of September 11, 2001, can be laid at his doorstep, the war on Iraq, a product of such events, is also his personal responsibility.
To make amends for his personal responsibility in these matters, Hersh plans to make a multi-million contribution to the Columbia University School of Journalism in order to fund a chair devoted exclusively to journalistic ethics."
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