Media responds to surge's success with phony stories


	Media responds to surge's success with phony stories

caoilfhionn

12-19-2007 7:21 PM

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iraq, surge, phony stories, moonbattery

caoilfhionn says:

This is quite a collection, which of course, will not be publicized...but it certainly should be. This is why faith in the media has dwindled over the years, and continues to tank.

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