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Unlike 1991, when Arnett broadcast from one single rooftop, far from the action, we now have the embedded journalists who are bringing the war to us up close and personal.

I have written in the recent past, that the first victory of this war is journalistic integrity. And I am now writing that one of the first defeats in this war, belongs to the totally irrelevant "talking heads".

Firefights or skirmishes are "major" battles. Five casualties are "many" casualties, thugs and murderers are "fedayeem" or "irregulars." And the beat goes on.

When you listen to the other journalists, all you hear is how badly the coalition is doing:

Blair is willing to sacrifice Israel as a show to the Arab world that he is even-handed. And that the victory over Saddam must carry some quid-pro-quo. Israel is the quid-pro-quo.

To lie so blatantly today, is not nearly as easy a proposition as it was even during the first Gulf War.

Soon, it will be all over and a new reality will be born in Iraq and the entire Middle East. And after all is done, perhaps the elitists at the Nobel Society will consider giving George W Bush and Tony Blair a shared Nobel Peace Prize.

Canada did the wrong thing for many reasons. But for so many of our Parliamentarians to jump to their feet, in order to give a resounding applause for a NO to the USA is the height of impropriety and stupidity.

Since Bush obviously will be recognized for doing the right thing, the American electorate will reward him and thus confound his critics.

For me, the incident is clear. If Rachel Corrie decided to put herself in harm's way, she got what she deserved.