03-22-2003, 10:00 AM
When trying to figure out what's going on in Iraq, where do you turn to for information? I've read several articles containing the words "according to an Iraqi spokesman", "an American general reports" etc. There was a bombing raid tonight and I read 2 articles on it. They both said the raid was devestating, so that's probably true.
The American-swayed article said the missiles hit their targets, the other stated that over 200 children and women were killed or wounded.
Can either of these articles be trusted? There's also an article on how a whole platoon of Iraqi soldiers have surrendered.. 8000 soldiers. This is also based on American intel. But if you were fighting a war wanting the other side to surrender, wouldn't you also spread false information that large quantities of your opponent's army is capitulating?
Where do you go for reliable, non-biased information? I certainly don't trust anything said in Iraq or America. I imagine I could trust BBC World, but they're a British-run network, so I'm not sure about them either.
The American-swayed article said the missiles hit their targets, the other stated that over 200 children and women were killed or wounded.
Can either of these articles be trusted? There's also an article on how a whole platoon of Iraqi soldiers have surrendered.. 8000 soldiers. This is also based on American intel. But if you were fighting a war wanting the other side to surrender, wouldn't you also spread false information that large quantities of your opponent's army is capitulating?
Where do you go for reliable, non-biased information? I certainly don't trust anything said in Iraq or America. I imagine I could trust BBC World, but they're a British-run network, so I'm not sure about them either.
