Looking for Bias while Reading with a Dictionary

I chose the article “Obama Gets the Hang of War” by the CNN columnist Frida Ghitis for my bias summary. As the title insinuates, Obama has gone from being the sweetheart of the word, a monument to change and a beacon of hope for the world to rally around, to the same old political ‘Joe’ with an itchy trigger finger. In a sense the article is stating bias by declaring Obama is getting the hang of something the writer disapproves of regarding current actions of the president, and alleges that Obama adds another notch to his belt every time he uses force to persuade other countries, as if it’s a game. The author vividly reveals his bias when he takes Obama’s direct quote (“We don’t take any options off the table.”) out of context by explaining this statement as code for something else, and offers his own interpretation: “I may decide to attack.” He uses Obama’s words against him by saying his vows, which usually denotes a solemnly promise to be upheld, do not match his actions, and are therefore, letting down the America people and the world. Furthermore, verb tenses used throughout the article imply bias, such as the following statement: “…the United Nations Watchdog will report this week that Tehran, in fact, is working to develop nuclear weapons for military use.” It seems the writer has the inside scoop on future political happenings and foresight into the inner workings of the Iranian government’s military policies. Words, indeed, do affect how the reader understand and relates the information given, especially since a majority of readers are outside the ‘know,’ and relying on news and media to deliver answers is dangerous at best. The author was quite vivid about his feelings towards the Obama Administration’s aggressively wonton use of force, and contrary to the ray of sunshine that he rode in on, but being able to decode this message and vocabulary words used to present the message, readers will be better able to decide for themselves ‘truth.”