Today's Leftist Lunch Feature Presentation
From today's Pioneer Press, here are the scream headlines in the Nation/World section:
Allawi Blames U.S. for Ambush (Associated Press)
CIA Stalls Report on 9/11 Failures (New York Times)
Allies Pressure Powell on North Korean Talks (Knight Ridder News Service)
This story also includes the bonus picture of a despondent Korean in a fishing hat holding a picture of Colin Powell with an "X" through his face. Powerful stuff. Nothing illustrates Bush's arrogant foreign policy more than the despondency of the Korean recreational fishing community.
Commander Denies Weapon Site Searched (New York Times)
Although they tried, the Kerry campaigners in the press missed their chance for maximum effect on this headline. The article is a defense of the claim that the US was negligent in securing the Al-Qaqaa weapons depot. But the headline is too vague to be interpreted in an overtly partisan manner. Next time I suggest something more to the point, like "US Failure Aids Terrorists". In fact, that could be the name of a special section, maybe for the Nov. 1 issue.
We'll see what else the press has planned as the week progresses, but today's efforts deserve recognition. It's the first one page quadruple hit piece parade I've seen yet. No doubt it's the final election week drive pushing the Pioneer Press editors to do all they can to help their team win, the appearance of propriety be damned.
Believe it or not, I was unable to find a single pro-Bush headline, or hell, a positive development on anything, in the entire world. So instead I pulled out the comics page. Thankfully, we'll always have that rascal Fred Basset watching our back. Check out this wry, subtle commentary on John Kerry's lack of a coherent defense strategy.
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