Another Instance of Media Coverup?

Published: July 22, 2007, 12:45 pm

If you haven't started questioning the media's coverage of Iraq, you have to start seriously questioning them now. I'll bet you didn't read that reconciliation talks were held in Taji in the NY Times lately. Sunni and Shia tribal sheiks from the Iraqi villages of Aqar Qaf, Bassam, Salamiyat and Fira Shia moved closer to reconciliation July 16 here during a meeting facilitated by the 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment. The sheiks, who are putting aside their differences to band together to end violence and bloodshed in their villages, met to discuss ways to start neighborhood watch programs made up of volunteers to protect their communities and improve the security situation there.While Democrats in Washington talk about Iraq only meeting 8 of the 18 benchmarks, stories like this go unnoticed by the Beltway media. That's where I come in. I actively look for stories that talk about developments like this. I'll look for them each day. That doesn't mean that I'll sugarcoat

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