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"From what I've seen thus far, much of the reporting in the U.S. and abroad has exaggerated the situation, according to General Casey. The number of attacks on mosques, as he pointed out, had been exaggerated. The number of Iraqi deaths had been exaggerated. The behavior of the Iraqi security forces had been mischaracterized in some instances. And I guess that is to say nothing of the apparently inaccurate and harmful reports of U.S. military conduct in connection with a bus filled with passengers in Iraq. Interestingly, all of the exaggerations seem to be on one side. It isn't as...

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2006 – The will of the American people is the center of gravity for the war on terror, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said during a Pentagon news conference today. Exaggerated reporting is giving the American people a false picture of what is happening in Iraq, the secretary said. "Interestingly, all of the exaggerations seem to be on one side," he said. "It isn't as though there simply have been a series of random errors on both sides of issues. On the contrary, the steady stream of errors, all seem to be of a nature to inflame...

Unfortunately, at 60, John F. Kerry is merely an adolescent With ever-increasing opportunity, many are currently able to see similarities between Democrat, presidential nominee John F. Kerry’s behavior patterns and those with adolescent demeanor. Almost daily pause is given; wondering just how far from decency and common sense, his ridiculously, immature behavior will venture. Curious, have not his media friends and political handlers warned him to reign in his juvenile actions and rhetoric? If not yet, one would think, soon. Although, considering most supporters are of liberal mindset, they may decide for his “Kerryisms” all that is required, excuses and...