Two Increasing Themes Which Appear To Dominate

More Terrorists Are Given Training And Sanctuary In The United States Than Anywhere On Earth. They Include Mass Murderers, Torturers, Former And Future Tyrants And Assorted International Criminals. This Is Virtually Unknown To The American Public, Thanks To The Freest Media On Earth.

Whenever A Journalist Says To Me, "oh, You Don't Understand, I'm Impartial, I'm Objective," I Know What He's Saying. I Can Decode It Immediately. It Means He Channels The Official Truth. Almost Always. That Protestation Means He Speaks For A Consensual View Of The Establishment. This Is Internalized.

The People Who Died In The Twin Towers In That Terrible Crime Mattered. The People Who Were Bombed To Death In Dusty Villages In Afghanistan Didn't Matter, Even Though It Now Seems That Their Numbers Were Greater. The People Who Will Die In Iraq Don't Matter.

The Impact Of The Human Tragedies I've Reported On Is That, More Often Than Not, I'll Be Angry. I Want To Know Why Is This Child Dying? These Are Not Acts Of God; They're Results Of Respectable Politicians' Decisions.

It Is Not Enough For Journalists To See Themselves As Mere Messengers Without Understanding The Hidden Agendas Of The Message And The Myths That Surround It.