Remember all those TV reports back during Gulp War I? The chyron on the screen said, "Cleared by ... censors." The same is true today, it seems. They just don't tell us about it.
Michael
I think that's part of the deal with the devil: no disclaimers allowed.
I'll never forget CNN covering the Iraqi election last year as if it was an actual cliffhanger.
"With 99% of the vote counted, we can now safely predict that Saddam Hussein has won the election, with 99% of the vote. Back to you, Chris."