In the past, I have gloated over the decline of the Mainstream Media (MSM). Sifting through the blogosphere today, I've come across some outstanding posts by Ed Morrisey at Captain's Quarters that discuss the Saddam-era Iraqi documents currently being translated. Mr Morrisey's work has been stellar and are helping describe the inner workings of the Baath Party and it's relationships to the rest of the world. Nowhere is this to be found in the MSM.
I find the lack of this kind of contextual analysis utterly immoral on the part of the MSM. The documents paint a picture of a very active enemy bent on sowing chaos and destruction across the globe. If it weren't for blogs like Captain's Quarters, we'd never know about this.
I've written numerous times about the dire financial straits of the MSM. Read CQ and you might come to the same conclusion that I did: they deserve it.
CQ links:
Baathist Iraq plans terror campaigns against the West.
More linkages between Osama and Saddam.
Baathist concern about radioactivity problems following Clinton's cruise missile strikes. Radioactivity problems!
Saddam's subsidies for terrorism.
My previous posts on the MSM:
The MSM using bad news as cheap filler material.
An economics discussion of the decline of the MSM.
Comparing the MSM to ignorant, rioting French students.
Comparing the decline of the MSM to the French Revolution.
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