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Can you suggest some relatively UNbiased sources for information on the Iraq war?
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Can you suggest some relatively UNbiased sources for information on the Iraq war?



    




MikeGolf
Anybody who has actually been 'outside the wire.'

try the guy below. He is writing about what he sees.

Whatever you do - ignore CNN. We had CNN running 24/7 in our TOC and we could compare what they were saying to actual 'ground truth.' They would repeat enemy propaganda - and when we confronted them on it and showed them the truth of the matter, they never corrected their stories.


jasonsluck13
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not possible... EVERYONE has an opinion. the best thing to do is to get your information from many sources.. then base your own opinion on the FACTS you receive.


coyotecoup
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No such thing as an unbiased source. Everyone has a point of view.


slice39
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While not categorized these people keep the facts flying.


john_galt0
What exactly do you mean by unbiased? Do you mean someone who won't take a stand either way? I would opt for someone who has been there, has a historical prospective, is not running for an office, and is not actively supporting any candidates.


h h
Read anything and everything written by Thomas L. Friedman.

He is a 3 time Pulitzer Prize winning author on the Middle East.

He gives you a very unbiased view of what it is like on the ground and how things really work.

Interestingly enough he thinks that the US should be in Iraq.

Whoa! someone who has won the Pulitzer Prize 3 different times thinks the US is helping the Middle East by being in Iraq?? Say it aint so oh my liberal heart hahaha.

Check out his works...Thomas L. Friedman is his name.


justagrandma
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So some think you should read Arab news...
yep that's unbiased.
Actually you should read it, and liberal news and conservative news too. The more the merrier.
But keep in mind news is news, the fewer adjectives you read the more honest the facts are, if you see unholy warriors, liberal rag head lovers, cut and run Democrats, obdurate Republicans, go elsewhere. Those adjectives can sway your opinion of the facts.


faulty_cortex
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There really aren't any, you have to get your info from at least 4 different sources then make up your own mind as to what the truth could be.


Babe
How about DOD.gov


dr_gno
Among the least biased news sources are:

MSNBC
Christian Science Monitor
USA Today
Breitbart

I recommend News Prism, which shows the relative degree of bias for all the major news outlets. That way at least you'll know how much and what kind of bias is in the news you do read, so you can adjust your opinion accordingly.

News Prism also ranks political blogs.


mnbvcxz52773
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Christian Science Monitor is usually pretty un-biased.


Adam S
There are soldiers who quietly blog before the government squelches them. I'm sure if you google something like "Iraq soldier blogs" you can find a few. Hurry before they get shut down.


lunatic
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What in the world for?

What is the value of a completely unbiased view on any topic?

Are you looking for the truth?

Why? Nobody else is.

"As scarce as truth is, the supply is always greater than the demand".

There, now you have the truth.


Suthern Yankee's S.O.
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You won't find any that are TRULY unbiased. This is something that most people don't ride the fence on. I wish there were. It would make sorting this out easier. Did we make mistakes? yes. Was the intelligence bad? Yes. Could we have nipped this in the bud a long time ago? Yes. If you find one, let me know


secretservice
that's tough. like the other guy said look at multiple sources, don;t go on government or opinion sites though.

'good question i think its sad you can't get anything unbiased anymore.


vtjames33
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Not off the top of my head but I can tell you that it is easy to tell when a source is left wing because their "facts" are usually opinions and you will never see positives reported.


bobbi usa rocks
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for me i wish there is some but i do not ever seen any.


miserable old git
You've got next to no chance- people only get unbiased in their assesment of a given event long after the fact, a which point you have the problem of trying to work out what evidence is reliable and what isn't. Your best bet is to look at the history of the area and try to work out from there why things going on today actually are.
"The facts, like anything, came down to a matter of opinion"-Douglas Adams


Mr. Morden
There are a couple if Iraqi newspapers with on line editions in English.


_
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The best way to find out what is really happening in Iraq is to read both sides and determine which is more convincing. Anti-War.com is probably the best on the anti-war side. If you're looking for pro-war sources, National Review is a particularly extreme pro-war publication, but most of the mainstream media can give you the War Party line as well.


verybadkitten
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You'll have to do a bit of research, but it's all out there. Ari Ben-Menashe - check him out....


beardog4314
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CNN, AP, and Reuters really do keep it pretty objective. It only looks biased to the insanely right.


Spock (rhp)
I suggest the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/)

journalistic integrity still means a bit over there


:-)


mac1hull
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WALL STREET JOURNAL

MSNBC

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR


Sahara
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I think every source will have some bias so it's good to read widely.
Some sites I recommend are:
www.truthout.org
www.salon.com
www.reuters.org


Steven C
CNN unlike Fox News seems to provide truthful reports concerning the war.

Fox News is very biased toward the right.

CNN seems to be right down the middle.


Leof
United Nations information bureau and the International Committee of the Red Cross.


watcherofmankind
You won't find any unbiased info about the Iraq war, unfortunately. Honesty is not a valued commodity of so-called civilized nations. Lie and lie to protect your own *** is their motto.


desertviking_00
http://www.albawaba.com
You can read most of the English language news and newspapers of the Middle East off that web site.





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