Katie Couric was once the sweet‚ smiling young woman who greeted American suburban women in the morning. No longer. Now‚ Couric’s a snob who belittles Americans who disagree with her. She is also a disgraced reporter who falsified a documentary about pro-gun Americans. Couric recently described Republicans in the Make America Great Again movement as […] The post Katie Couric Belittles Millions of People from Her Manhattan Perch appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Joe Biden used a cheat sheet in his meeting with  Prime Minister Mohammed Shyaa Al-Sudani of the Republic of Iraq and another with Prime Minister Petr Fiala of the Czech Republic. He was at his best with his usual cheat sheet that had Iraq highlighted boldly so he wouldn’t call him the PM of Iran or […] The post Biden Slurs Through His Cheat Sheet in Photo-Op with Iraq’s PM appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

National Public Radio (NPR) has suspended Senior Business Editor Uri Berliner after he publicly accused the network of espousing left-wing bias with an essay that began a media firestorm. Last week‚ Berliner received a letter that informed him of a five-day suspension without pay beginning Friday‚ according to a report by NPR’s media correspondent David Folkenflik. NPR told Berliner he failed to follow the network’s rules and get approval for outside work for other news outlets after his essay for The Free Press and follow-up interviews. Berliner was also accused of publicly releasing proprietary information about audience demographics that NPR considered confidential‚ per the report. The letter‚ which was called a “final warning‚” said Berliner would be fired for another policy violation. Berliner‚ a dues-paying member of NPR’s newsroom union‚ told Folkenflik that he would not appeal the punishment. He claimed the figures discussed in his essay “were essentially marketing material. If they had been really good‚ they probably would have distributed them and sent them out to the world.” Berliner conceded that he did not get permission to speak with Folkenflik‚ but said he thought it would be “extraordinary” if he were fired for speaking to an NPR journalist. The Free Press published the essay on Tuesday last week in which Berliner argued NPR “lost America’s trust” with its increasingly liberal bent. His critique touched on topics related to former President Donald Trump‚ NPR’s COVID coverage‚ reporting on transgender issues‚ audience figures‚ the network’s own level of diversity‚ and more. Berliner additionally wrote about how he tried to make some of his concerns known internally. He said no one ever “trashed” him‚ but he was repeatedly brushed off and nothing changed. In the public backlash that followed the essay‚ Trump demanded that NPR’s funding be cut. Despite his critique‚ Berliner said “defunding” was not the way to address the “missteps” he outlined. NPR’s chief executive of less than a month‚ Katherine Maher‚ lashed out at the “deeply simplistic” and “profoundly disrespectful‚ hurtful‚ and demeaning” essay without mentioning Berliner’s name. After Berliner’s essay was published‚ old tweets from Maher resurfaced that displayed her personal views in favor of liberal causes‚ fueling more criticism‚ particularly from the Right. Maher called Trump a “racist” in a 2018 post that has since been deleted and shared a photo of herself wearing a hat touting President Joe Biden’s campaign in November of 2020. Berliner said the posts indicate Maher is the “opposite” of the kind of leader NPR needs to be “unifying and bring more people into the tent and have a broader perspective on‚ sort of‚ what America is all about.” Maher released a statement that said “everyone is entitled to free speech as a private citizen” in America. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “What matters is NPR’s work and my commitment as its CEO: public service‚ editorial independence‚ and the mission to serve all of the American public‚” she added. “NPR is independent‚ beholden to no party‚ and without commercial interests.” The report noted that NPR emphasized that “the CEO is not involved in editorial decisions.” Folkenflik wrote that some in the newsroom acknowledge Berliner’s critique as valid‚ while others say they are no longer willing to work with him. The report said NPR’s chief news executive‚ Edith Chapin‚ announced late Monday that Executive Editor Eva Rodriguez would lead monthly coverage review meetings. Berliner reportedly said he welcomed the announcement but would reserve judgment until those meetings happen.

The Biden administration on Monday confirmed the identity of an ISIS-K suicide bomber who killed several U.S. service members and scores of Afghans in 2021. The Department of Defense (DOD) identified the terrorist as Abdul Rahman al-Logari. Al-Logari detonated a bomb outside of Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate in the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan‚ killing 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members. “With access to analysis from across the intelligence community‚ we were able to identify the Abbey Gate person-borne IED bomber as Abdul Rahman al-Logari‚ an [ISIS-K] member since 2016‚” an Army official from the joint supplemental review team said‚ according to the DOD.   The DOD identified al-Logari for the first time in a supplemental review of an investigation into the terror attack on Abbey Gate. U.S. Army Central Command (CENTCOM) completed and released the results of the review on Monday‚ confirming al-Logari’s identity.  Al-Logari was one of thousands of prisoners and detainees released from Bagram Air Base by the Taliban after U.S. personnel evacuated the base in July 2021 ahead of the full military withdrawal. The Taliban set al-Logari free in mid-August 2021. The ISIS-K terrorist carried out his deadly attack at Abbey Gate on August 26. As the U.S. completed its withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport‚ the U.S. military turned over security for Kabul to the Taliban. The U.S. evacuated Afghanistan in a rush to hit a deadline at the end of August. U.S. officials were concerned about volatility in the region and what the Taliban may do if the U.S. did not meet the deadline. In its haste‚ the U.S. abandoned billions of dollars worth of equipment in Afghanistan. The DOD said the review did not change the original finding of the report that the attack on Abbey Gate was not preventable. ISIS-K had multiple suicide bombers available and would have been able to carry out the attack with or without al-Logari. “This supports the conclusion that the attack at Abbey Gate was not preventable at the tactical level‚” an official said‚ according to the DOD. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and has led the House investigation into the Abbey Gate terror attack. The Biden administration opened the supplemental review into Abbey Gate in response to testimony given to McCaul’s committee. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “This report confirmed what witnesses have told this committee: the Taliban was executing civilians outside the airport. The executions caused mass chaos around the airport as large and desperate crowds of civilians sought to flee‚ creating a deadly operating environment for U.S. servicemembers at the gates amid significant ISIS-K threats‚” McCaul said in a statement. “The report also finally reveals the identity of the Abbey Gate bomber as Abdul Rahman al-Logari‚ an ISIS-K terrorist who was freed from the Bagram prison by the Taliban.” “With this report revealing the Biden administration has been sitting on critical information about what happened during the emergency evacuation from Afghanistan‚ it is clear there are many more questions to be answered. I am absolutely determined to see this investigation through to completion and will leave no stone unturned‚” McCaul stated.