C'mon CNN... just take the plunge!

Another example today of how CNN is trying to be like FOX but maintains some small pieces of dignity.

Our headline is patriotic and breast-beating in nature: "Troops Mop Up Falluja Insurgency" This is complete with a photo on the home page of a soldier escorting a supposed insurgent to the brig by the scruff of his neck. It all screams "America: Fuck yeah!"

We then start the text with great mentions of the elections, and the following graf:

As plans were being solidified for the elections, the U.S. military said Sunday it has detained more than 1,450 people in the Falluja area during a two-week anti-insurgent operation.

Woo-hoo! Almost 1500!

But wait...

More than 400 of the detainees were released after they were deemed noncombatants, the U.S. military said. An additional 100 are scheduled to be released Sunday, as U.S. and Iraqi forces in Falluja search for remaining insurgents.

Doh! C'mon CNN... if you want to run with the Big Dogs like FOX, you can't be pointing out these trivial details! At least they didn't say anything about estimates that some 70-90% of those at Abu Ghraib were innocent and relate that to this recent round-up... but then they make another mistake!

Seven bodies, including that of at least one Iraqi soldier, were discovered Sunday in the northern city of Mosul, a spokeswoman for the U.S. military's Task Force Olympia said.

Amateurs! All new out of Iraq is good news, don't you understand that?!?

Nine bodies of Iraqi army troops were found near each other in south-central Mosul on Saturday, the U.S. military said. The soldiers had been shot in the backs of their heads.

Guys, you are killin' me here... FOX is laughing at you! I know you feel FOX-like in that you didn't mention that 7 of the nine were also decapitated, but that's minor league crap compared to FOX.

CNN, you really need to step it up here... you still have a shread or two of journalistic integrity that you are clinging to. Let go and join the dark side!