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Sunday, June 15, 2014

'It Would Be Worse If We Hadn't Invaded Iraq,' Claims Tony Blair --W silent

June 15, 2014 al-Qaeda , Independent 4 Comments
Tony Blair
By Jane Merrick, Jun. 15, 2014, Independent.co.uk

Tony Blair last night accused critics of the war in Iraq of trying to "wilfully" claim the current crisis in the country is a result of the original invasion.

In a 3,000-word essay, Mr Blair rejected claims that he was to blame, saying that if the West had not rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein, the crisis in the Middle East would be worse.

"We have to liberate ourselves from the notion that 'we' have caused this. We haven't. We can argue as to whether our policies at points have helped or not; and whether action or inaction is the best policy and there is a lot to be said on both sides. But the fundamental cause of the crisis lies within the region not outside it," he wrote. Mr Blair added that it is a "bizarre reading of the cauldron that is the Middle East today, to claim that but for the removal of Saddam, we would not have a crisis".

READ MORE: TONY BLAIR IRAQ ESSAY FULL TEXT

He wrote: "Because some of the commentary has gone immediately to claim that but for that decision, Iraq would not be facing this challenge; or even more extraordinary, implying that but for the decision, the Middle East would be at peace right now; it is necessary that certain points are made forcefully before putting forward a solution to what is happening now.

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Friday, May 9, 2014

Four Times As Many Journalists Call Themselves Democrats Rather Than Republicans --Water's wet, media are liberal

May 09, 2014 Conservatives , Democratic Party 0 Comments
By Katrino Trinko, May 7, 2014, Blog.Heritage.org

 Journalists may pride themselves on keeping their views out of their writing, but when it comes to the ballot box, significantly more identify as Democrats than Republicans.

 According to a study released this month by Indiana University’s School of Journalism, 28 percent of full-time journalists identify as Democrats, while a mere 7 percent call themselves Republicans.

 One number that might surprise Americans: Half of journalists identify as politically independent. Yet according to a 2013 Gallup poll, 46 percent of Americans see the media as too liberal, while only 13 percent see it as too conservative.

 The percentage of Republicans in journalism doesn’t mirror the nation’s political landscape. In an April Gallup poll, 25 percent of Americans labelled themselves as Republicans, while 29 percent identified as Democrats.
In 2002, the last time the study was conducted, 18 percent of journalists identified as Republicans and 36 percent as Democrats. A third called themselves independents.

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 Source:  www.gallup.com

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