wOrE aNd PiEcE

For some reason, no more entries fit in this blog, so I'll continue at achtung almanac. Peace...


Meanwhile, in Iraq the slaughter goes on
By Andrew Buncombe, The Independent, 16 December 2003

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Speaking of hyper-reactive news mongering...

Say no to news on tap
Saddam is arrested, and the rolling-news channels go into overdrive. But, argues Martin Bell, if executives are not careful, 24-hour news can become frenzied and fallible, on 16 December 2003, in The Independent

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2003: A Year of Distortion for the American People
On December 13, the White House issued a document entitled "2003: A Year of Accomplishment for the American People." The document made various inaccurate and deceptive claims about the Administration's record over the last year. This report by the Center for American Progress seeks to correct those distortions, matching the White House's rhetoric with facts. Please note, text underlined in blue is hyperlinked directly to the original source material.
Thanks to Cursor.org for the tip!

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Lying and Accidental Truth
on the Philosoraptor blog, Sunday, December 14, 2003

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Saddam Captured; Iraq War Still Stupid



(found doing an "I'm Feeling Lucky" search on Google for "lies")

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AlterNet.org has this to say:

Hussein's Capture Is Yesterday's News
Christopher Scheer, December 14, 2003

'Five Lies' Excerpt: Bait and Switch
Christopher Scheer, Robert Scheer and Lakshmi Chaudhry, December 12, 2003

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Tough on Terror, or Tough on Liberty?
By StewedSquirrels, kuro5hin.org, Fri Dec 12th, 2003 at 09:52:59 PM EST

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We Caught The Wrong Guy
By William Rivers Pitt, t r u t h o u t | Perspective, Monday 15 December 2003

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