James Zogby decides that the Bush administration manipulates news to suit it's interests. Now, it's not news to anyone that each Administration broadcasts only that which will show them in a good light, but it takes some skill to create an argument which has little to no merit.

Lest anyone forget the power of incumbency, President George W. Bush delivered a few reminders in the past few weeks. The capture of Saddam Hussein and the announcement that Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi had agreed to open his country to weapons inspections demonstrated that ability of the occupant of the White House to generate positive and transformative news.

So...apparently there's no difference between doing positive things (which I assume is good) and generating positive news stories (which is the same as manipulating the news, which is bad). Now that's a Catch-22!

The other irony, is that this supposed Arab-American feels comfortable criticizing the news apparatus in the U.S. in a news source from Saudi Arabia, which is not known form it's freedom of the press. What was his motive for contributing this piece? Will Arabs feel more sympathy or hate for the American people who can't see how ignorant they really are?

I also always enjoy (whether from the left or the right) anyone who claims to be the only person in America not duped by the media.