By golly, Kaleea, you are right! It is "News Speak". You can hear it every day on CNN, CBS, NBC, and ABC.

Another example:

The televised viewing of dead bodies of US soldiers is "disgusting".

The televised viewing of dead bodies of a) Iraqui soldiers and b) Iraqi civilians is....   

a) evidence of the effectiveness of coalition firepower   

b) Saddam's deceitful hate propaganda

It's a good idea to carry a New World Order Manual of News Speak Words and Phrases at all times, so you can keep this stuff straight in your head, and not forget who the good guys are.