Charles "get back in your cage boy" Clarke has been spouting:

A "pernicious and even dangerous poison" is present in the British media, Home Secretary Charles Clarke said today.

The politician accused parts of the Press of making incorrect and over-simplified statements about his Government's record on civil liberties. He said journalists had transferred totalitarian qualities to democracies such as the UK and the US following the collapse of "genuinely dangerous" dictatorships.

Well Charlie boy... perhaps if we ever got one iota of truth from Labour we might not be so suceptible to the media distortions. perhaps if Alastair Campbell hadn't corrupted so many political messages, we might not be so distrustful. Perhaps if we hadn't seen our civil liberties being eroded by ill-conceived legislation sold on fallacious and dubious claims we might be a bit more understanding.

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