We Called Him “Uncle Walter”

Walter Cronkite.  Part of an elite group of network news anchors from the era when they really counted for something, when EVERYONE watched the national news darn near every night. The industry has changed.  Options abound. But Walter is still Walter.  And, my friends, that is a good thing.

Walter Cronkite: The Invasion of Iraq Was Illegal From the Start

Walter Cronkite’s opposition to the Vietnam war was instrumental in turning public opinion against that mistake. Cronkite is far less prominent now that he was in the 1960’s but he continues to speak out against foreign policy mistakes. The following is an excerpt of an article by Walter Cronkite and David Krieger at CommonDreams: “The invasion [...]