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To: Mephisto who wrote (4951)	9/13/2003 10:57:32 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5185

M., Re: This point was made on Washington Week in Review last night. I was not a little bit shocked that the regulars at WWR dropped their usual propaganda roles and actually came close occasionally to uttering the truth. I'd nearly given up on them as a prissy version of the Faux News. One thing that is for certain about the media. They are a timid lot. They never want to be ahead of the herd. When we see the media attack Bush, they'll do it all at once and in unison. This is a disgusting aspect of the modern media. They are as spineless as they come.

To: Mephisto who wrote (4951)	9/13/2003 10:58:17 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5185

Neocons on the Defensive: truthout.org Architects of Iraq War Put on the Defensive By Howard LaFranchi and Gail Russell Chaddock Christian Science Monitor Friday 12 September 2003 Policy shifts and congressional hearings signal a new climate for neoconservatives. WASHINGTON - The neoconservative policymakers who helped spur George W. Bush toward war in Iraq may not be on the way out, but their influence is undergoing its greatest test since Sept. 11. This week, Congress has grilled key promoters of the idea of transforming the Middle East, and spreading American values, through regime change in Iraq. Gone is the self-assuredness - some say arrogance - that typified Bush administration testimony through the end of "major hostilities." Gone, too, are claims that Americans would be greeted as liberators and then soon leave, or that Iraqi oil would quickly defray reconstruction costs. Continues.......