I have learnt that the media do not always present to the masses the complete truth. The media usually can choose to broadcast the positive or negative side of a certain event with the intention to control our understanding of it. The US-Iraq war is shown to the people by the mass media as a war against terrorist, to eradicate terrorist's activities in Iraq. However, from the article, it shows that the motivation for the US to declare war on Iraq could be the lure of the oil industry in Iraq as the article wrote'Bush's friends and colleagues in government are on the inside track of industry(oil)'. This possibility whcih could have a negative effect on the reputaion of the US is not broadcast by the media,thereby showing that the media is trying to make the public perceive the war as a righteous move, a move towards achieving world peace and not for the benefit of the US. In conclusion, i have learnt from the article that the media can manipulate our comprehension of a certain event by selectively broadcasting information about the event.