Robert Parry is one of the few genuine old school reporters of the stripe of I.F. Stone, Carey McWilliams and George Seldes left on the current political scene.  His words on current media coverage of the Cheney-Bush neocon regime are therefore all the more significant through awareness of his background.

In a ConsortiumNews.com June 20 article Parry lays it on the line concerning the paucity of analytical appraisals of the neocon wrecking crew and the damage done to America:

"In years to come, historians may look back on U.S. press coverage of George W. Bush's presidency and wonder why there was not a single front-page story announcing one of the most monumental events of mankind's modern era - the death of the American Republic and the elimination of the `unalienable rights' pledged to `posterity' by the Founders."

Parry pays deference to stories dealing with Bush's denial of habeas corpus rights to a fair trial, his secret prisons, toleration of torture, violation of Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches, "signing statements" that override laws, and the erosion of constitutional checks and balances.