New York Times & Washington Post investigations cast doubt on Pentagon

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New York Times and Washington Post investigations cast doubt on Pentagon's account of Kabul drone strike. The U.S. military conducted an August 29 drone strike in the heart of Kabul, targeting an alleged would-be bomber. Reporters at the scene learned of civilian casualties. A pair of investigations by The New York Times and The Washington Post have cast further doubt about the Pentagon's account. The Times went to great lengths to reconstruct the target's final day, using surveillance camera footage and satellite images and other methods to find. "This man was an aid worker going about his normal day," What we showed," he added, "challenges and perhaps contradicts the Defense Department's case about this man being an Islamic State facilitator, or a man carrying explosives." On Sunday night the Wall Street Journal editorial board cited the reporting by its rivals and said "the media accounts are compelling in their detail." The editorial board, faulting the Biden White House, said "the possible mistake has added to the sense of U.S. incompetence This news report was found on the web and was a report, Analysis by Brian Stelter, CNN Business. Even Bill Mayer has said that he is embarrassed to be a Liberal, give him credit for being honest