Bias?

Bias? At the A.P.?

It was good to, finally, see an announcement of the captured al Qaida leader. In a bylined story for the AP, Robert Reid opens right out of Journalism 101:

BAGHDAD - The U.S. command announced on Wednesday the arrest of an al-Qaida leader it said served as the link between the organization's command in Iraq and Osama bin Laden's inner circle, enabling it to wield considerable influence over the Iraqi group.

Okay, enough news. Let's get to the real story -- the perfidy of the Bush Administration:

The announcement was made as the White House steps up efforts to link the war in Iraq to the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, with a growing number of Americans opposing the Iraq conflict. Some independent analysts question the extent of al-Qaida's role in Iraq.

I think these guys are just having these military successes to fuel their propaganda machine. Good thing the AP is not going to let them get away with it!

Media and Blogging Posted by jk at July 18, 2007 4:59 PM