Navigating between principles and interests

Western bias: Satellite pictures of a 64km Russian military convoy heading for Kyiv promoted anti-Russia outrage. – AFP

SOUND bites are as unkind to invasions as prime time broadcasts are to invaders. Unless, of course, the news is reported from the invader’s side.

US media triumphantly reported the invasion of Afghanistan as liberation. US reporters “embedded” in Bush’s Iraq invasion force enlightened the world only from one side.