[mlstier]

What iritates me about the story, is how the reporter has to mix in unrelated coalition casualties, starting with the second paragraph.

[God luvs America]

that's surprises you??? Last week after the VP's chastising of spineless, hypocritical rats who are going back on their vote in Iraq, CNN constantly threw in Chuck Hagel's comments on how "talking against the war was patriotic"....it had completely nothing to do with amnesiac rats going back on how they voted three years ago or what they said previous to that which is what Cheney was pointing out...

[cwb]

"What iritates me about the story, is how the reporter has to mix in unrelated coalition casualties, starting with the second paragraph.

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Exactly my thoughts. Sadly, instead of reporting and enlightening people on how just big a victory this "could" be for the coalition forces, the AP immediately reverts back to their doom-and-gloom scenarios.

From the killing and capture of Saddam and his sons, to the democratic elections that have been occuring throughout Iraq, the media intentionally clouds all good news with demoralizing stories that perpetuate the idea of an unworthy cause. Just like the Democrats, the media either ignores substantial gains or continually moves the goal-posts, making victory an almost near impossibility.

[Gdzine]

Yea I was thinking the exact same thing, it goes right into the second paragraph about a casualty in Bagdad...that should been in a different article.
It seems like the undertones are that even if Al-Zarqawi has been killed things still wont change.