Hi Vulture
Long time no speak.
I echo all of the above. A few days ago, the BBC was live to Coalition HQ for a statement by AM Burridge. This started as a unemotional, calm, balanced overview of how the war was going and delivered in a manner that the journos seem incapable. I say "started" because after a few minutes we were returned to Dermot Thing and Natasha Wassername in the studio for more bovine waste matter. I therefore have no idea how the briefing continued.
Unfortunately, having journos deployed to such a low level means that anything they report, however minor, takes on unwarranted significance This leads people to believe that because of a minor blip where a soldier stubbed his toe when climbing out of his Land Rover, the war is therefore going badly for the Allies.
God speed!