Submitted by Jacob Slabiak(United States), May 19, 2005 at 12:40
My take on why the big city newspapers print such articles without checking their accuracy is to flame hatred agains the USA and the Bush Administration's handling of the war against terrorism. They have no morals or ethical standards other than their selfish political agenda and financial greed. AND, they assert their right of free press whenever they are challenged to report news objectively and with foresight of the consequences. There is no excuse for such headline articles or any blatant fabrication of uncorroborated reporting. Certainly, our mainstream media has gone afar from what they distribute under the rubric called news.
Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened for relevance, substance, and tone, and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome, but comments are rejected if scurrilous, off-topic, vulgar, ad hominem, or otherwise viewed as inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the Guidelines for Comments. For informational purposes, we identify countries from which comments are sent.