A remarkably balanced article on Iraq in the NY Times:
In his news conference, Mr. Bremer listed what he called America’s achievements (although many of his comparisons were from immediately after the war, when services were far worse than before it began): 40,000 police officers on the streets; 13,000 new reconstruction projects; more electricity generated now than before the war; 1,500 schools renovated; 22 million vaccinations; 4,900 Internet connections
Dave
For the Times, this is very balanced.
Still wish they wouldn’t imply with that last paragraph that between ‘But’ and ‘as’, they wanted to write, ‘ none of that matters, because, ‘
Kimmitt
No, but means, “but.” Some things are better and some things are bad and it’s not at all a clear picture.
Aakash
This is currently featured at the top of the New York Times website:
Shiite Outrage Heightens Fears of Danger to Americans
By IAN FISHER 5:27 PM ET
Shiite anger against Americans spilled over into Friday prayers in the Baghdad slum where two U.S. soldiers were killed on Thursday.
Emperor Misha I
I’ll begin thinking about referring to articles in the New York Slimes as “balanced” when they stop including “[xx] American soldiers killed in combat since President Bush declared major hostilities over in May” in every damn article they print, including the weather forecast.
Until then it’s “same socialist snot rag, different editor” to me.
Bill E. Young
I am here and it has gotten one hell of a bunch better in the 4 months I have been here. I live and work construction with the Iraqi people day and night.