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New York Times Embarrassed By Reality: Vets 82% Less Likely To Murder Than Average Citizen
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Rob - 09:01pm on 01/17/2008

Remember that New York Times story from a few days ago which suggested that soldiers returning from war were more likely to commit acts of violence?  Bill O’Reilly covered it on his show tonight, and from an analysis of Department of Justice numbers it turns out the Times was terribly wrong.  It turns out that veterans are some 82% less likely to kill than the average citizen.

Here’s the video:

The key graphic:

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This goes beyond mere bias.  This was an out-and-out smear of our troops perpetrated by a group of media professionals who knew full well what they were doing.


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