https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2004/08/03/the-internet-ummah-updated/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 22:21:46 -0400<![CDATA[The MSM outdid itself in reactionary foolishness this morning, the major papers falling over each, competing to dismiss the recent terror alerts because many of the newly-discovered files instigating these warnings were (alas, alack) three years old. Never mind that one of them had been revised in January 2004. Even if it hadn&#8217;t, these faux-progressives of our isolationist press should hang their heads in shame. They barely make an attempt to do their homework, allowing themselves to be uncritical mouthpieces for every disgruntled intelligence agent with a cellphone. Don&#8217;t these journalists have children? There&#8217;s a war going on. What would they do if charged with the nation&#8217;s security and in receipt of this &#8220;hoary&#8221; three-year old information? Forget about it? Well, Lawrence Wright, in his latest brilliant New Yorker piece sets them straight:]]>Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:10:54 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2004/08/03/the-internet-ummah-updated-n204210