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Posted by Norman Farrell
Glenn Greenwald's recurring demand is for news people to apply adversarial scrutiny to information sources, particularly those involving government insiders. The Salon writer's reflective mirror of American journalism should be examined regularly. Is mainstream media able to do that objectively? Doubtful. Greenwald targets sensitive places and no doubt provokes defensive reactions. Here, his targets are broad but one is late NBC titan Tim Russert, whose malleability was appreciated and advantaged by the Cheney/Bush cabal. Greenwald reports that former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev accurately criticizes western media for partisan and inaccurate reporting in Georgia. Is there irony to be seen here? Will it be seen?
