An emailer writes:

I was interviewed by the national host of “All things Considered” (forget
her name) in the immediate aftermath of our Iraqi Freedom victory. Of
course, instead of speaking about the brilliant military victory, the only
subject she wanted to discuss was the “disgraceful” failure of the military
to prevent looting. I spoke to her for almost 20 minutes (while being
recorded for her program) trying to explain how preventing looting was not
foremost in US military commanders’ minds as active military operations were
still ongoing. However, I also explained how Civil Affairs units, MPs, etc
would soon be in place to take care of any looting. Of course, subsequent
events proved me right, but she wanted no part of it and tried to get me to
say that the military had failed. She assured me that our interview would
be aired that evening on her broadcast. However, it was not only not aired,
but the only “experts” she had on the program were folks who argued that the
military failed, that the “looting” was a US war crime. . .
So much for NPR’s objectivity and “open-minded and urbane [discussions],
with a preference for empirical inquiry over dogmatic conclusion-mongering.”
Ha!