As we are distracted from our daily grind by vacuous forms of entertainment, the subtext of which being manufactured for us, lurks below the surface of what passes for news and opinions, without our knowledge?

From the BBC "Bush vows to defeat Iraqi rebels Bush said the US was laying the foundation for peace in the world US President George W Bush has insisted that the "violent and ruthless" insurgency in Iraq will be defeated. After talks in Washington with Iraqi PM Ibrahim Jaafari, Mr Bush said the political progress that was being made in the country would lead to victory. He said US troops would eventually withdraw "with honour", but declined to set a timetable for withdrawal. His comments came after six US troops were killed in a suicide car bombing in the Iraqi city of Falluja. "