[not-an-ostrich]

This is a confusing article. No further reference to the "missing" in the headline. Saw a photo on yahoo of this witness arriving back at San Diego airport and being met by his lawyer and friends. Has he now fled San Diego? Sure has been an avalanche of false and misleading media reports since 9/11. We're getting to be as bad as some ignorant third world country spreading rumors.

[norton]

It is almost unavoidable in a reasonably free society.

To do a good job in prosecuting a war it is mandatory that information be controlled - not new and not limited to this war.

We are so used to being able to tune in every squeek and whisper surrounding every event, every day, all of our lives, that abstinence is not an option.
Rumors, silliness, and misinformation become the media's primary cargo - not an evil plot but not positive either.

Most news I've seen since 9/11 should be preceded by the words..."we're guessing here".