Example of how "the papers" work.
A dissection of a New York Times propaganda blast.
And from The Nation:
The killings may have been in retaliation for the death of a Marine lance corporal, but this was not the work of soldiers gone berserk. The targets (children from 3 to 14, an old man in a wheelchair, taxi passengers), the hours-long duration of killings, the number of Marines involved, the careful mop-up--all amount to willful, targeted brutality designed to send a message to Iraqis. As Representative John Murtha has pointed out, the patently false story floated afterward, blaming the killings on roadside bombs, and Marine payoffs to survivors imply a cover-up that may extend far up the chain of command.
This is an intelligence test. There's something seriously wrong with the reasoning in this paragraph. See if you can figure it out. Hint: Dr. Strangelove.