The "Liberal" Media and American Foreign Policy
Submitted on January 14, 2012
By GREGORY HARMS - January 13-15, 2012
The New York Times’ coverage during the run-up to the invasion of Iraq...was largely in-step with the Bush II administration...Even when the United States is not about to invade and occupy a country, coverage of official Washington’s core interests is generally gracious...[T]he principal doctrines of US state power are usually treated gently, with criticism taking place within acceptable limitations: talk of tactical matters, mistakes, misjudgments, and lack of planning instead of fundamental issues like international law, human rights...and further inspiration of terrorist reprisal.
