Column: A plea to protect the editorial independence of ‘Stars and Stripes’

Ombudsman column: Readers react to Pentagon plans for Stripes

Since the Pentagon announced its intent to “refocus” the content of Stars and Stripes, the public backlash has grown stronger every day.

Column: A plea to protect the editorial independence of ‘Stars and Stripes’

The Department of Defense launched a sneak attack last month on one of the American military’s proudest legacies — the editorially independent news organization Stars and Stripes. The top leadership of the world’s strongest military is so afraid of Stripes’ long record of truthful reporting to service members that they are blowing up its historic free press mission and dictating what it can publish and not publish. The victims will be the Americ…