It Is Not Enough For Journalists To

The Mirror Has Become An Important Antidote To A Media That Is, Most Of It, Supportive Of The Establishment, Some Of It Quite Rabidly Rightwing. The Mirror Is Breaking Ranks, And That's Good News.

Private Manning Is The World's Pre-eminent Prisoner Of Conscience, Having Remained True To The Nuremberg Principle That Every Soldier Has The Right To 'a Moral Choice.' His Suffering Mocks The Notion Of The Land Of The Free.

Orwell Is Almost Our Litmus Test. Some Of His Satirical Writing Looks Like Reality These Days.

Using The Passive Voice Is Always Very Helpful. Mind You, A Lot Of That Propaganda English Emanates From Here. The British Establishment Has Always Used The Passive Voice. It's Been A Weapon Of Discourse So Those Who Committed Terrible Acts In The Old Empire Could Not Be Identified.

The British Labour Party Has Always Had A Very Strong "atlanticist Component," With An Obsequiousness To American Policies, And Blair Represents This Wing. He's Clearly Obsessed With Iraq. He Has To Be Because The Overwhelming Majority Of The People Of Britain Oppose A Military Action.