Good reporting in spite of editorial policy

Hitchens linked to this report by Jonathan Steele from southern Iraq on the results of recent voting among the Marsh Arabs, which suggests that they may be "getting it" with regard to secular government. It also supports Bush's idea that democracy is not limited to white people. I can't imagine this story appearing in the NYTimes or the Post, except with a deceptive headline, such as "Shi'ites' Votes Influenced by U. S. Presence" or some such drivel.

The U. S. media is a free press in the same way the French government is democratic. Both are almost entirely formed by an educational establishment that insures homogenous results.

Could it be that higher education is really counterproductive for democracy?