The crux of the matter

"WHY IS IT that when a press outlet makes a major mistake, it is never in the United States' favor?"

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Thomas Sowell: Fourth estate or fifth column

Too many in the media today regard the reporting of the Vietnam war as one of their greatest triumphs. It certainly showed the power of the media -- but also its irresponsibility. Some in the media today seem determined to recapture those glory days by the way they report on events in the Iraq war.