Zarqawi a Victim

How Could Good News from Iraq Make So Many Bad Headlines

Analyzing Victory Into Defeat

It's not necessary for reporters to agree that the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is a major victory. But they should let their readers know such people, outside the Bush Administration, exist. In After Zarqawi, No Clear Path In Weary Iraq by the Washington Post's Ellen Knickmeyer, every independent expert downplays the significance of Zarqawi's death. Even a mysteriously identified "longtime…

WashPost Cultural Critic Laments Dead-Zarqawi Picture, 'Unsuitably Fra

Terrorist Zarqawi Dead, Media Suspect Foul Play

If Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and all of al Qaeda’s leaders in Iraq and throughout the world laid down their arms and surrendered to American forces, would the media report it as good news? Judging from the initial press reaction to the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq by the American military on Wednesday, the answer appears to be no.In fact, this tepid response to the death of…

Lauer Swings and Misses at Hughes With Rumsfeld Grading

CBS Terrorism Analyst: Zarqawi's Death Good For Al Qaeda

WH Press Briefing: Reporters Worry of Iraq Power Vacuum after Zarqawi

CNN International Labels Jordanian Zarqawi 'Top Iraqi Insurgent

NYT's Strange Take on Zarqawi's Death -- 'Inspiration and Public Relat

Russert's Cold Water Shower: Things Can Get 'Dramatically Worse' In A

AP Gets Part of al-Zarqawi Story Wrong

Surprising Bright Spot In MSM Zarqawi Coverage: CNN's Lin Grills Murth

WashPost: 'Insurgent' Al-Zarqawi Killed in Iraq