Somehow, I don't imagine this would've been in their highest of priorities.

the RW and RW media.

It guess it goes without saying that it is the height of hypocrisy that the RW lied about WMD and brought us a war where people died. And Fox tells lies every ten seconds.

I haven't had time to follow the details - how far behind the helicopter that was barraged was Williams' ? If you are relatively close - I don't think it's a stretch to say you were being attacked. Truthfully, if you are in a nearby copter, how would you know you wouldn't be in the sight line?

I found these. I think the second one is the basis of Hannity's "45 minute" claim. I don't know that I agree with the Kos stated of him being "Swift Boated" completely but the fact that Tucker Carlson is one of the main trumpeters of this story may support some of my questions/contentions in the OP.


On Thursday, Army flight crews who were present at the event told Stars and Stripes that Williams "was actually flying with a different helicopter company altogether — in a different direction, and linked to the attacked unit by radio only." The assertion tempts one to believe that Williams is some sort of pathological liar who refuses to come fully clean.

"Rich Krell, who was piloting the Chinook that Williams was on, tells a slightly different story than the crew members who spoke to Stars and Stripes," CNN reports. "Krell explained that, contrary to Williams' comments in the past, there were three helicopters flying in close formation, not four."

Krell told CNN that Williams and other NBC staffers were in the "second bird" in the formation. He said that the "first bird," which was right in front of the "second bird," was struck by the RPG. He also said that all three of the helicopters in the company were hit by small arms fire.

So, take those Stars & Stripes reports with a grain of salt.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2015/02/even-the-soldiers-cant-get-the-brian-williams-story-202183.html

...Rich Krell, who was piloting the Chinook that Williams was on, tells a slightly different story than the crew members who spoke to Stars and Stripes.
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Williams was in the back of Krell's aircraft along with three other NBC staffers. Krell referred to his Chinook as the "second bird" in the formation. The "first bird," right in front of the "second bird," was struck by the RPG.

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All three of the helicopters were hit by small arms fire, Krell said, supporting Williams' past claims about that.

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The three Chinooks took evasive maneuvers. Krell's helicopter dropped off its payload, then met up with the other two about 45 minutes later. That may explain why the other crew members told Stars and Stripes that Williams arrived in the area later.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/05/1362551/-They-re-Trying-to-Swift-Boat-Brian-Williams#

He now claims that his memory of that day may be wrong.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/06/media/stelter-iraq-pilots/

what everyone says.

he usually parotts right wing points. i remember his speech after 911 where he said something like bush's performance in the last few days has put to rest any questions about his ability to be president. No need to look at the hanging chad.

this was orwellian and dictatorial propaganda at its best. At once he was saying that bush was doing well (nevermind that he was hardly heard from a disaster whose warnings he ignored) in the role AND the that this meant he deserved to be president - nevermind counting the chads remaining in florida.

this is awful disgusting stuff and the fact that it can be done in America makes a mockery of the entire media (it is only a tool of the wealthy and elites) and other institutions that ignored the true facts around the stolen 2000 election and the repug stupidity that allowed 911 to happen (i'm being kind here).

brian williams has been no hero to the people or for the truth.

One - anyone who isn't fully on the RW propaganda nuthouse can be seen as liberal/progressive
Two - He and Jon Stewart are apparently really good friends so I think that people extrapolated that out to Williams being liberal/progressive

You are spot on about Williams and all of the MSM after 9/11. I remember Peter Jennings of all people saying (I think when W finally appeared in public standing on the wreckage) that "this validates his Presidency" or something to that effect. I remember rolling my eyes knowing the sh!tstorm that was coming.

bush was so incompetant that 911 happened and somehow they brainwashed people not be even ask that question .

got caught up in the moment and probably didn't even know Bush/Cheney were
destined to become mass murderers

ways every time--it morphed, and the relative handful of people in the military who were in a position to correct him probably weren't following him around paying attention to every version that came out of his mouth. The Bergdahl Pounce was readied beforehand--had Bergdahl died as a POW, they were ready to pound Obama, and when Bergdahl was freed, they were ready to pound both him and Obama. All set up in advance.

He's been carrying water for corporate interests in the US for years.

I like a good conspiracy theory as much as the next paranoiac but this just seems a little too for me.

they've been commenting on social media for quite some time.

Read the Stars and Stripes article - that's what blew it open.

and part of a "LURPS (long range reconnaissance patrol) unit of the Army Rangers and took fire from the "little people", when they never even served.

Williams appeared to have been in harm's way, at least.