--- Brian Siano <siano at mail.med.upenn.edu> wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:26:49 -0400 (EDT), Michael
> Pollak
> <mpollak at panix.com> wrote:
>
> >The only people
> who could take this stance with anything like
> evidence were the actual
> weapons inspectors-- and even then, they had a whole
> country to search.
> Given what was known then, believing that WMDs were
> fantasy would have been
> pretty far-fetched. So, it was a bit disingenuous to
> fault the media for
> not suspecting that it was "all made up to begin
> with."
>
>
You clearly share the bias of the media, that anything the govt says is to be prima facie believed, disbelieved only if refuted by clear and convincing evidence. and the burden of proof si on the skeptic. Seems to that that an honest and res[onsible media,a nd a sane citizen, would exactly reverse the burden of proof.
jks
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