Media Lens: Chaining The Watch Dog
'"If it's really true, as you claim, that Iraq had been fundamentally disarmed of weapons of mass destruction [WMD] by December 1998, and that any retained WMD was likely to be 'sludge', how come I didn't read about this anywhere in the media before the war? How come nobody talked about it? I just don't understand how this level of silence could be achieved."'

David Edwards attempts to explain this vital point.

Media Lens: Chaining The Watch Dog
'"If it's really true, as you claim, that Iraq had been fundamentally disarmed of weapons of mass destruction [WMD] by December 1998, and that any retained WMD was likely to be 'sludge', how come I didn't read about this anywhere in the media before the war? How come nobody talked about it? I just don't understand how this level of silence could be achieved."'

David Edwards attempts to explain this vital point.