Why do we have such a hard time hearing good news from Baghdad?

It is in no spirit of revenge that I remind you that, as little as a year ago, the whole of smart liberal opinion believed that the dissolution of Baathism and militarism had been a mistake, that Iraq itself was a bottomless pit of wasted dollars and pointless casualties, and that the only option was to withdraw as fast as possible and let the inevitable civil war burn itself out. To the left of that liberal consensus, people of the caliber and quality of ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 11, 2008 - 5:57 AM PDT
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Dan Kennedy
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by Dan Kennedy - Oct. 1, 2008

The author makes some good points, but it's telling that he doesn't provide a link to the supposedly negative story about Iraqi gravediggers' losing their jobs. That story, by the McClatchy news service, doesn't portray it as bad news at all - it's simply true and interesting. Isn't that what journalism is supposed to be? See full review for link.

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