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TV News Winds Down Iraq Operations
nytimes.com - 12/29/2008
TV News Winds Down Iraq Operations
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Quietly, as the United States presidential election and its aftermath have dominated the news, America’s three broadcast network news divisions have stopped sending full-time correspondents to Iraq. “The war has gone on longer than a lot of news organizations’ ability or appetite to cover it,” ...
George W Bush: winning the war on terror
telegraph.co.uk - 12/27/2008
George W Bush: winning the war on terror
— telegraph.co.uk — Bush's foreign policy has been reviled but his achievements should speak for themselves says Nile Gardiner.... (more) George W Bush: winning the war on terror

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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/30/2008
Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes
— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Of the various premises on which the U.S. invasion of Iraq was sold to the American people,... one of the most bizarre was that a post-Saddam Iraqi government would be friendly to Israel . As with claims about WMD and Al Qaeda connections, this one has ... (more) Iraq’s Leaders Condemn Gaza Strikes

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008
news.bbc.co.uk - 12/29/2008
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008
— news.bbc.co.uk — The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq has fallen by two-thirds in 2008, researchers say.... Official Iraqi figures say 5,714 people were killed in 2008 compared to 16,252 the previous year. The non-governmental organisation Iraq Body Count ... (more) BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008

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Speaking of "Fit the Narrative"...
INSTAPUTZ — Putz frets: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: TV News Winds Down Operations on Iraq War. Hey, they got Obama elected. Why stick around and maybe report stuff that doesn’t fit the narrative? "They"? According to The Times (but ignored by Putz), one such defeatist network is Fox News Channel -- never particularly interested in covering The Glorious War to begin with -- which is leaving a mere single correspondent in Iraq. They were so totally in the tank for Obama! Anyhoo, Putz neglects to mention a news org keeping "multiple reporters" in Iraq: The New York Times. Must be an oversight.

Not Watching For The Asteroid
small dead animals — Not Watching For The Asteroid tv.jpg Why we won't miss them when they're gone; Joseph Angotti, a former vice president of NBC News, said he could not recall any other time when all three major broadcast networks lacked correspondents in an active war zone [Iraq] that involved United States forces. Except, of course, in Afghanistan, where about 30,000 Americans are stationed, and where until recently no American television network, broadcast or cable, maintained a full-time bureau. Posted by Kate at December 29, 2008 11:40 AM

Jim Webb to take on prison system
Newshoggers.com — ... It strikes me as good sign to see a politician of Jim Webb's stature take a stab at prison reform. With the US as the #1 jailer, holding 25% of the world's prison population, it's a issue long overdue to be addressed. ...

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