http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6100906.stm
With those mid-terms looming, the media isn't sending the 'right' message about what's happening in Iraq.
Granted, there is a need to counter propaganda from insurgent groups, disseminating blatant disinformation a la Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, but increasing government integration with the media is not exactly conducive to democracy!
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