Media Lens

'Limited But Persuasive' Evidence - Syria, Sarin, Libya, Lies

By David Edwards

Last month, a ComRes poll supported by Media Lens interviewed 2,021 British adults, asking:

'How many Iraqis, both combatants and civilians, do you think have died as a consequence of the war that began in Iraq in 2003?'

An astonishing 44% of respondents estimated that less than 5,000 Iraqis had died since 2003. 59% believed that fewer than 10,000 had died. Just 2% put the toll in excess of one million, the likely correct estimat...

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‘The Planet Can’t Keep Doing Us A Favour’

By David Cromwell

Sometimes we get so sick of the phrase 'history in the making' that the brain tends to switch off. What is it this time?, we sigh. A new high-tech piece of military technology that will boost US killing power ? A big jump in a newspaper's online advertising revenue ? The world's best footballer, Lionel Messi , joining 'an exclusive list of adidas athletes to have their own signature product'? Sometimes the 'history' in question only st...

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