[yevgenie]

1. Are we all in agreement that the MSM publication of stores regarding the flushing of the Koran down a toilet was WRONG?

2. Do we also believe the fervent MSM exploitation of Abu Graib "photos" and related stores contributed to violence against our troops?

3. If so, does it not make sense that we should not sacrifice our sons and daughters (troops) at the PC altar by repeating the matra, "freedom of press and speech are the highest virtues"? There is a point where sense and patriotism temper "freedom of speech".

I am not attempting to justify the actions of the State Department, but only to elucidate my perspectives.

[doctora]

1. Are we all in agreement that the MSM publication of stores regarding the flushing of the Koran down a toilet was WRONG?

2. Do we also believe the fervent MSM exploitation of Abu Graib "photos" and related stores contributed to violence against our troops?

I don't agree those are anything analogous to the cartoons. Those two examples were dubious and/or overblown reporting, specifically critical about our troops' behavior. They were deliberately reported by (supposedly) our side to put our troops in the poorest light possible.