Meanwhile, we had CNN's deal with the devil
Ex-CNN boss Eason Jordan fessed up that in return for continued unhindered exclusive access within Iraq, CNN would not trumpet stories of 'bad news', q.v. Saddam's atrocities. A disgusting case of morally bereft profit oriented behaviour. Small wonder that most of the public was unaware of the slaughter of hundreds of thousands. Since the war began, this "ancient history" has received little coverage in the MSM.