What did you expect? The only reason he even did that was because the US kicked all journalists out of Nadjaf and started slaughtering civilians.
Most real news agencies throughout the world including Murdoch's Australian paper talked about the "massacre" or "slaughter" of civilians in Nadjaf this week.
CNN focused on Scott Peterson and 1 dead US soldier.
I love the fact that Americans accept the apologies by their media that they shit the bed covering the lead up to way, and then turn a blind eye to the fact that they're still spitting out government propaganda as fast as Rove can create it. Sad really.