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Bill Moyers

• December 29 -- Religious
"Centrists" For Left-Wing Causes
Virginia Heffernan reviews the latest Bill Moyers' documentary, a profile of a
purportedly "middle of the road" Manhattan minister who nonetheless
"opposes bigotry, poverty and empire building" and "supports gay
rights, job training programs and the alleviation of hunger."
• December 19 -- Was
Hussein's Capture a Good Thing? Chris Hedges
Anti-war reporter Chris Hedges greets Hussein's capture with a sniff:
"I don't think the resistance movement in Iraq has very much to do with
Saddam Hussein at all. And I think it obscures the fundamental issue, which is
that Iraqis are chafing against U.S. occupation."
• May 21 --
Reporter Chris
Hedges’ Pompous Pacifism
Times reporter Chris Hedges thought “progressive” Rockford College would be a
safe place to indulge his pompous pacifism: “I want to speak to you today about
war and empire….We are embarking on an occupation that if history is any guide
will be as damaging to our souls as it will be to our prestige and power and
security.” The graduates thought differently.
E-mail
TimesWatch Director, Clay Waters, with TimesWatch feedback at
cwaters@mediaresearch.org
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