Real Journalistic Commentary In Baghdad

There is nothing like reporting the truth. Lies, distortions, slants, bias in reporting all fall short of the object of journalism which is to inform and by implication to deliver a kind of entertainment. And there is nothing more interesting than the truth. It always hangs together and is believable while being simple .

And so the lesser forms of expression which include poisoned op-ed pieces, political lampoon, satirical cartoon, no-confidence votes, negative polling results and losing elections pale along side the truthful drama of Baghdad reporter Muntander al-Zaidi. This past weekend in Baghdad he threw his 2 shoes at our coward-in-chief George Bush along with the appropiate description of the U.S. president who has caused the death and dislocation of millions of innocent Iraqis.

Unfortunately Bush ducked and we only have a symbolic attempt recorded for history on video. Next time real journalism makes its way on to the front page hopefully a more effective puncture and punctuating scene will be seen.

Who Do Think Is More Truthful , Dick Cheney Or The Red Cross ?

Cheney was in Baghdad this weekend. He said," The changes were phenomenal and dramatic. Especially significant is to be able to return this week the 5th anniversary of the beginning of the campaign that liberated the Iraqi people from Saddam Hussein's tyranny. The invasion has been a successful endeavor".

At the same time The International Red Cross described the results of those same five years. The Red Cross said that there were more than 1,000,000 Iraqi casualties, more than 3,000,000 Iraqis displaced,the Iraqi people are deprived of clean drinking water, deprived of a functioning sanitation system and the medical care is in the worse shape ever.

Baghdad is largely an open air prison where prople are seperated from each other by concrete barriers. True Saddam Is gone. But at what price? Can the results as rerported by the Red Cross please many besides our disgusting, delusional Vice President? Get A rope.