Media Distortions On Rebuilding Iraq

Accuracy In Media ^ | May 8, 2003 | Roger Aronoff

[walford]

Having been wrong on so much of the Iraqi War story, many in the media remain determined to find reason to be critical of the Bush administration for its prosecution of the war, and its efforts to deal with the aftermath. Both ABC’s Nightline and CBS’s Sixty Minutes recently ran stories that strongly suggested that the awarding of contracts to companies wanting to be involved in the cleanup and rebuilding of Iraq has been based primarily on their ties to the administration. In their effort to make the story seem like some big conspiracy at work, both have greatly exaggerated the behind-the-scenes aspect of the bidding process, and the amounts of money involved.

[walford]

Democrats and their media toadies don't want the fact that they too have gotten big money from corporate interests. The Left just cannot sit idly by and allow us to celebrate our victory in Iraq.