COMMENTS:
All news sources have some type of bias, however I think the U.S media, especially with respect ot the events in Iraq is very much watered down.
It is true that many insurgents fled fallujah, including Zarkawi(sic)
Roughly 30,000 civilians remained in the city, so civilian casualties are bound to be high.
Yes, violence has spread dramatically. Ramahdi and Mosul have both experience high insurgent and US conflict recently. Thousands of U.S troops are engaged in street warfare in a number of cities.
I suggest looking through a variety of sources. Expect bias and opinion, and sift out the facts.
I never take a sgospel the news form any country who is a participant in a war. Including my own country.
It's hard to know, because there is a lot of partisanship, so sometimes, it's hard to know if you are being told the truth. Unless you are watching, say, Fox(snort, snicker, gaffaw) news.
by aya on Thu Nov 18, 04 11:08am
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Not CBS, that's for damn sure.
This is funny, but after the US destroyed much of Fallujah and killed who knows how many Iraqis, I visited CNN.com and saw a picture of a US soldier tending to a wounded Iraqi and not a word of the casualties of the civilian population over there.
Yeah right... Show the American benevolence after comitting a mini-genocide. I wonder who buys this stuff.
In any case every news is biased and CNN would never post a message that will harm the current administration or alienate it's readers.
The only way to know the truth is to check as many sources as possible, but I wonder wether people want to know the truth or are just looking for a source of information that matches their political beliefs and ideology and makes them feel better. That's probably why so many Americans like to watch Fox News.
That which massages my biases.
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