When journalists fail to ask the right questions, inevitably the majority of Americans will believe the wrong answers.

It's that simple and that potentially devastating, this relationship between journalists and the public. Especially in a democracy, where a free and aggressive press is supposed to be a crucial check against the abuses of power.

We are the watchdogs, but too many of us journalists who are stateside have been all bark and no bite in covering the war in Iraq. Whil ...

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