Attention reporters: a little more cynicism please

Was the "ethical stem cell" story of a few days ago merely hype, and worse, blatently untrue? link
KJLopez notes "Two recent papers published in top scientific journals suggested that there might well be ethical ways to produce stem cells that would be a genetic match for patients. A third paper, about a different method of producing stem cells, leaves important ethical concerns unmet and would not result in stem cells genetically matched to anyone. Yet the first two papers have received little attention, and the third has been all over the news. The difference? The third paper was the product of Advanced Cell Technology, a commercial firm with a publicity apparatus....."
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And in the WSJ, Taheri (an ex Iranian newspaperman) insists: "Having lost more than 500 of its fighters, and with almost all of its medium-range missiles destroyed, Hezbollah may find it hard to sustain its claim of victory. "Hezbollah won the propaganda war because many in the West wanted it to win as a means of settling score with the United States," says Egyptian columnist Ali al-Ibrahim. "But the Arabs have become wise enough to know TV victory from real victory.""
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As a child, I remember reading in a "girl's" novel about a nurse where her boyfriend wrote that "despite the propaganda, I believe there are good reasons to fight the war"... the book was written in 1943, and he was talking about World War II.

That's why I found THIS LINK interesting...Alastair Cooke's new book reminds us of "morale" problems on the home front of WWII....

Here is Mark Steyn's review of the book...