So...last night I went to bed and all of the Media Outlets were saying Fatah had lost a controlling majority. I wake up this morning and I find that Fatah has barely maintained a position in the government at all. It harkens back to the Gore-Bush election where once again the Media was reporting things that had not been confirmed and in so doing, influenced a US Presidential Election. Its not that the US Media has influenced a foreign election but rather that they have reported something as truth that less than 12 hours later turns out to be rubbish. Fair and balanced? I'd settle for Researched and Truthful.

I have been wondering of late why it is that none of the Media Outlets have begun to report the concept of World War III already being under way. Trust me, the concept has been embraced in Washington DC. I have two Medals that have the words "Global War on Terror" in their names. The Coalition of Forces (or Coalition of the Willing) is made up of dozens of Nations. Still more, including Arab Nations, have contributed financial support as well as materials to the cause. So why are we kidding ourselves? Is it because its a non-linear war? By that I mean that there is no clear and defined Battle Lines drawn. An attack can come anyplace at anytime. Is it because the Enemy Forces aren't wearing uniforms? Possibly but it certainly isn't because they haven't declared their intentions. The Militants have made no secret of their desire to attack the West. Is it because that it seems confined to Iraq, Israel, Palestine and Afhganistan? What about the car bomb assassinations in Lebanon? What about the Tube and bus attacks in Britian and bombings in France and Spain? What about the numerous attempt to attack the US..... granted many failed but not all have. Isn't it odd that Syria is being investigated by the UN for involvement in the assassination of a former Lebanese Prime Minister while at the same time, on another border foreign fighters flood into Iraq with arms and equipment. In Iran, a new President declares the right to develope nuclear technology while declaring Israel has no right to exist and at the same time they allow Militants to cross their border with Iraq to make attacks on people in another Nation. I think its easy to say "well, its just happening in the Middle East" but it's not and if people don't start facing that very unpopular fact then the kinds of attacks taking place in Israel and Iraq can find their way to any other Nation in the world. How can the Press, with all of their paid contributors, fail to see this or rather, how can the fail to report it?