Hmm, in response to one specific point ... You say that the US does not have a free press and you point to the bias of CNN. While we could argue about whether or not CNN is biased, the US also has Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS, AP, UPI, every newspaper in every large and small town, every news reporter who wants desperately to be an investigative journalist and a completely uncensored internet. While each may indeed have a bias, it is the breadth and balance that provides a free press for the consumer to digest.
Mandi