Seymour Hersh to speak at (Newport Beach) library

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Published February 2, 2006

Bush critic, journalist to speak at library

Seymour Hersh, whose talks are sold out, says he won't flinch in conservative Newport Beach.

By Alicia Robinson, Daily Pilot

Ask investigative journalist Seymour Hersh what the biggest problem in the media is, and he'll say, "George Bush." Lest you think he's one-sided in his criticisms, the Pulitzer Prize winner and professional iconoclast has harsh words for the press too.

He may share some of those thoughts next weekend, when he kicks off the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation's always provocative Martin W. Witte lecture series. Hersh's Feb. 10 and 11 appearances are sold out, but the library has a waiting list.

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But part of the problem, in Hersh's opinion, is the media itself, which doesn't go after Bush the way it pursued President Richard Nixon... Hersh told CNN in January he believes the Bush administration is preparing for possible military action against Iran, which has refused to end its nuclear program. When asked whether Bush plans to attack, Hersh downplayed the issue but said Bush would love to see Iran stripped of its nuclear capabilities.

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