Ralph Peters is a former soldier turned special contributor to Fox News. He recently posted an essay titled, “The Killers Without Guns,” in which he states that future wars may require censorship, blackouts and military attacks on the media in order to curb what he considers abuse that kills our soldiers. Peters also believes that the United States is entitled to do anything to win, even if it means winning dirty.

“Pretending to be impartial, the self-segregating personalities drawn to media careers overwhelmingly take a side, and that side is rarely ours. Although it seems unthinkable now, future wars may require censorship, news blackouts and, ultimately, military attacks on the partisan media. Perceiving themselves as superior beings, journalists have positioned themselves as protected-species combatants. But freedom of the press stops when its abuse kills our soldiers and strengthens our enemies. Such a view arouses disdain today, but a media establishment that has forgotten any sense of sober patriotism may find that it has become tomorrow’s conventional wisdom…

“The point of all this is simple: Win. In warfare, nothing else matters. If you cannot win clean, win dirty. But win. Our victories are ultimately in humanity’s interests, while our failures nourish monsters.“

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