What Is Happening At The Washington Post?

The Washington Post, in "related content" that accompanied Michael Dobbs' August 21 article (which was revised on Sunday, August 22 and is attached here), falsely stated that self-inflicted wounds are not eligible for the purple heart. I e-mailed the Post on Saturday informing them that self-inflicted wounds are, in fact, eligible for the purple heart if incurred during the heat of battle and are not the product of gross negligence. This is plainly stated in military regulations. The Post had not corrected this misstatement by midday yesterday, so I submitted a message to Michael Dobbs during his online chat yesterday pointing out the error.

The Post has not corrected the error. It continues to incorrectly state that self-inflicted wounds are not eligible for the purple heart. It mistakenly gives the impression that there may be merit to the Swift Boat Liars' charge that John Kerry didn't deserve one of his purple hearts, when the truth is that Kerry deserved his purple heart even if the Swift Boat Liars' account of his wound is true.

It is just very sad to witness the degradation of a national institution like the Washington Post.