While I would be in general agreement, I read and link to all of these regularly, depending on the topic they can have a real neocon colonial corporatist slant to them. IE they subtly or not so subtly "normalize" America's foreign wars, American empire, the EU, etc. They are pretty reliable for finding out what is going on, and they're certainly better than Faux News and its ilk, but I still try to see how alternative/citizen/foreign journalists are covering issues. Especially in regards to major events in non-western countries, in cases like this these guys often are just regurgitating Washington/London's preferred narrative. Keeping informed is hard, and one should always keep an open mind and seek alternative viewpoints.