Is the media hurting the war?

It is worth noting that in WW2 the Germans and Japanese "got in the gutter" and "fought with their (kid) gloves off". They committed uncountable atrocities, unrestrained torture, and didn't hesitate to use any means available to further their war plans. Most notably, they completely controlled the media and only reported the 'good' news. Now, have your friend check one or two history books. He might be amazed to learn the the Japanese and Germans actually lost that war! What your friend is actually proposing is that we follow exactly those policies that were followed by every country that has lost a war in recent years. You should shut down your EvC page, bring up your mail server and immediately email the Homeland Security Department and report your 'friend' as an obvious terror suspect who is trying to undermine all of our efforts at homeland defense (which includes maintaining a well informed citizenry). In that email, you might want to list several other people in Washington who are trying to do the same thing.