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91 1 1 1 (1 5 Jul. 2005).
25. Jack Dunphy, "The Sacred Right to Be Stupid," National Review, 25 March 2003,
http://www.nationalreview.corn/dunphy/dunphyO32503.asp (2 Jul. 2005).
26. Parenti, America Besieged, 155.
27. Kim Sengupta and Patrick Cockbum, "How on the War on Terror Made the World
a More Terrifying Place," Independent, 28 February 2007, http://news.independent.co.uk/
worldmiddle-eastJarticle23 1 l307.ece (1 5 Apr. 2007); Patrick Cockbum, "Iraq: A Coun-
try Drenched in Blood," Independent, 20 March 2007, http://news.independent.co.uk/wo-
rldmiddle-eastJarticle2374380.ece (15 Apr. 2007); Jonathan Steele, "Only Negotiation
with Iraq's Resistance can Bring Peace," Guardian, 16 December 2005,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comrnentJstory/0 (15 Apr. 2007);
Salim Lone, "Only a True End to the Occupation Can Bring Peace," Guardian, 20 No-
vember 2003, http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentJstory/l (15
Apr. 2007).
28. Ornar Khan, "Media Censorship: Interview with David Barsamian," Z Magazine,
24 February 2005, http://www.mag.orglcontent~showarticle.cfm?SectionID=2 &ItemID
1
=7307 (19 Jul. 2005).
29. BBC Newsnight "Veteran CBS News Anchor Dan Rather Speaks Out on BBC,"
BBC News, 16 May 2002, http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressrelees/stories/ (7 Jun.
2005).
30. Ted Koppel, "Crisis Coverage and the Candy Bar Imperative," in Feet to the Fire:
The Media After 9/11, ed. Kristina Borjesson (New York: Prometheus, 2005), 3 1-33.
31. For a brief review, see the following documents: National Security Directive 26
(1989), National Security Directive 54 (1991), The National Security Strategy (1991), the
Defense Policy Guidance draft (1992), and Policy Planning Study 23 (1948).
32. Editorial, "Blood and Oil: How the West will Profit from Iraq's Most Precious
Commodity," Independent, 7 January 2007, http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle~
eastJarticle2132574.ece (15 Apr. 2007); Michael Meacher, "The Rape of Iraq's Oil: The
Baghdad Government has Caved in to a Damaging Plan that will Enrich Western Com-
panies," Guardian, 22 March 2007, http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/michael~meach-
er/2007/03/the-recent_cabinet-agreement_ (15 Apr. 2007); Heather Stewart, "Iraq
Poised to Hand over Control of Oil Fields to Foreign Firms," Observer, 25 February
2007, http://observer.guardian.co.uk/busines~,,2020560,00.htm1 (15 Apr. 2007);
Simon English, "Cheney had Iraq in Sights Two Years Ago," Telegraph, 22 July 2003,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/07/22/wcheny2
2.xrnl&sSheet=lnews/2003/07/22/ixnewstop.html (15 Apr. 2007); Kamil Mahdi, "Iraqis
will Never Accept this Sellout to the Oil Corporations," Guardian, 16 January 2007,
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ton, "Iraq's Oil: The Spoils of War," Independent, 22 November 2005,
http://news.independent.co.uWworld/middleeastJacle328526.ece (1 5 Apr. 2007).
33. Koppel, Feet to theFire, 34.
34. David Barstow and Robin Stein, "How the Government Makes News: Under Bush,
a New Age of Prepackaged News," New York Times, 13 March 2005,1(A).
35. Alternet, "White House Report: The White House Fakes It," 14 March 2005,
http://alternet.orglstory/21485 (2 Aug. 2005).
36. Jeff Gerth and Scott Shane, "US. is Said to Pay to Plant Articles in Iraq Papers,"
New York Times, 1 December 2005,2(A).
37. Editorial, "Bad News," Boston Globe, 2 December 2005), 18(A).
38. Jeff Gerth, "Military's Information War is Vast and Often Secretive," New York
Times, 11 December 2005,1(A).