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47. Douglas Frantz, Josh Meyer, Sebastian Rotella, and Megan K. Stack, "The New
Face of A1 Qaeda," Los Angeles Times, 26 September 2004, http://www.truthout.org/cgi-
bin/artman/exec/vie~.cgi/4/6462 (26 Sep. 2004).
48. Cnn.com, "Bin Laden, Millionaire with a Dangerous Grudge," 27 September
2001, http:Narchives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/12/binladen.profilel(13 Oct. 2005).
49. CNN.com, "Bin Laden's Wealth Not the Force Behind 911 1 ," 2 September 2004,
(2
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast~O9/O2/bin1adennwea1th.ap/index.html Sep.
2004).
50. David Johnston and David E. Sanger, "New Leaders are Emerging for A1 Qaeda,"
New York Times, 10 August 2004,1(A).
51. Jason Burke, A1 Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam (London: I. B. Tauris,
2004), 6.
52. Burke, A1 Qaeda, 8.
53. James Akins, "Why Do They Hate Us?'In These Times, 24 December 2001,ll.
54. Dan Rather, "CNN Live with Larry King," CNN, 18 October 2001.
55. George F. Will, "The End of Our Holiday from History," Washington Post, 11
September 2001,31(A).
56. Editorial, "Mr. Bush and the Truth about Terror," New York Times, 2 September
2004,22(A).
57. Pew Research Center, "Americans Open to Dissenting Views on the War on Ter-
rorism," 4 October 2001, http://www.pewtrusts.com/ideas/ideas~item.cfm?content~Item_
1
id=774&content_type_id= 18&issue~name=Public%20opinion%20and%20po
I &page= 18&name=Public%2OOpinion%20Pols%2Oand%2OSu~ey%2OResults (1 6 Au-
g. 2005).
58. Robert Fisk, "Fear and Learning in America," Independent, 17 April 2002,
http://www.cornmondreams.orghiews02/04 17-02.htm (5 Dec. 2005).
59. Robert Fisk, "Covering the War," in Tell Me Lies: Propaganda and Distortion in
the Attack on Iraq, ed. David Miller (London: Pluto, 2004), 220.
60. CNN.com, "Bush's Muslim Propaganda Chief Quits," 4 March 2003,
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/O3/O3/state.resiation/ (1 7 Jul. 2003).
61. CNN.com, "Bush's Muslim Propaganda Chief Quits," 2003.
62. Karen Matthews, "Report: Muslim World Largely Anti-American," Associated
Press, 19 May 2005, http://www.truthout.org/cgi-bin/artman/ex/vi.cgi/37/ 1214 (19
May 2005).
63. Editorial, "War Without Illusions," New York Times, 15 September 2001,22(A).
64. Sebastian Mallaby, "Two Cheers for War," Washington Post, 17 September 2001,
27(A).
65. Editorial, "Afghanistan," Washington Post, 15 September 2001,26(A).
66. Michael Kelly, "Pacifist Claptrap," Washington Post, 26 September 2001,25(A).
67. Ronald Brownstein, "Clamping Down: Coalition Puts Unity to the Test," Los An-
geles Times, 29 September 2001, ](A).
68. Bill O'Reilly, The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, 17 September 2001.
69. Elisabeth Bumiller, "President Rejects Offer by Taliban for Negotiations," New
York Times, 15 October 2001, ](A); Douglas Frantz, "Taliban Say They Want to Negoti-
ate with the US. over bin Laden," New York Times, 3 October 2001, 1(B).
70. A review of the Lexis Nexis database in the above mentioned period shows that
there were 40 headlines that focused on military preparation for the bombing of Afghani-
stan, as opposed to only 9 headlines focusing on negotiations with the Taliban, and only 6
headlines emphasizing Allied opposition to an attack on Afghanistan.