"This is hardly the first time the news media has banged the drum for war. Infamously, Big Journalism — including the New York Times — was certainly a factor in mustering support in advance of George W. Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq. The widespread and credulous reporting about Saddam Hussein’s supposed possession of weapons of mass destruction was very far from the press’s finest hour."
#Trump #Netanyahu #Iran #Israel #Fox #media
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