From Mclean’s, a cover story on How George Bush became the new Saddam: Its strategies shattered, a desperate Washington is reaching out to the late dictator's henchmen. Guns, not roses, for Iraq: The U.S. is selling billions in weapons to Iraq. Is the Pentagon's plan making the country secure or arming it to the teeth for civil war? Why isn't Congress asking tough questions about Pentagon spending? Fred Kaplan wants to know. The media has a responsibility to provide context for President Bush's repeated references to al-Qaida when discussing Iraq. Not Necessarily Reporting the News: It isn't just Fox—even the liberal media is in the fake news business. From The Nation, Olbermann Rules! He's the guy who put the guts back into TV journalism.
