Seems I was right — the statements of the New Republic’s “Baghdad Diarist” didn’t pass the smell test.
Michael Goldfarb, who brought the Scott Thomas affair to light, apparently has broken news again — the formerly anonymous Soldier, Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchamp, has apparently recanted his statements.
For background, see my last post on this.
As sure as it is summer in DC there is a fairbanksing at TNR.
[...] men are no Beauchamps — they are open about who they are, give their full names and are identified by rank (they [...]