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Just a few pockets of control: where were the flowers, or the jubilant cheers? On the road to Basra, Christina Lamb found neither. Even the dogs seemed
Dressed in military overalls and a camouflage hat from an army surplus store in downtown Kuwait City, I had sneaked on to the back of an American military ......(Continue Reading) Torturegate originates in U.S. culture: the media moves from lap dog to watchdog status
Pfc. Lynndie England, 21, drags the naked form of a male Iraqi prisoner across the floor of Abu Ghraib prison--as if he were her dog yanked out for his evening walk. USA Today lined the pictures...(Continue Reading)War on truth: the White House sets the tone and the media echo a line that celebrates the victimhood of the invader and the evil of the Iraqis. And then
We're above nations. We control the control I'll eat you all in the end. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, on America In Baghdad, the rise and folly of rapacious ......(Continue Reading)The verdict on media violence: it's ugly … and getting uglier: sex and violence, designed to sell soap, soft drinks and cars, seems to sell itself
More than five decades after television's advent, its early promise "has been erased by the rapid degeneration of televised programming content," according ......(Continue Reading)From the top dogs to the real dogs: our five-category evaluations reveal the best and the worst the league has to offer - Special report: NFL head coach
MIKE SHANAHAN HAS BEEN fired. Bill Parcells is coaching his fourth NFL team. Mike Holmgren won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers but has been a bust with the Seattle Seahawks. Steve Mariucci...(Continue Reading)
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