leslie abramson defending erik.nding lyle. >> these are three very smart, strong women? >> definitely. >> engaged against each other over these boys? >> yes. >> i say boys. but they weren't really boys -- >> no, they -- >> were they? >> weren't boys at all. in fact, that's what the defense wanted everybody to hear, "these boys." >> poor boys? >> and, "these poor boys, these orphans. >> reporter: orphans, an impression the defense tried to play up. leslie abramson wrapped her arms around their shoulders. had them trade their dapper suits for preppy sweaters. >> everything that jill lansing and leslie abramson did was deliberate and calculated. >> reporter: prosecutor bozanich steeled herself, determined not to let the optics distract the jury. >> based upon this evidence, it will become apparent that this murder was unlawful, unjustified, and wholly premeditated. >> in basic english, the prosecution's case was this. "just the facts, ma'am." >> reporter: fact number one. lyle and erik driving down to san diego, two da

, but because of its reach and influence at home and abroad, it helped set the news agenda. jill abramson was the times, is washington bureau chief chris hedges as beat at the time was outside of the media was complicit in perpetuating this myth? you can't make a war on terror. that's a tut ology. it's impossible. and yet we reacted we drank from that very dark elixir of nationalism. you have to remember after the attacks of 911, the bush administration perpetrated on, on purpose this kind of fear. it's how they ended up passing the patriot act in the 2002 authorization use military force actor. so you had fear, but then you also had american chauvinism. and that was a very deadly mix that an essence blind in the new york times as an institution. it wasn't just one or 2 reporters, right after $911.00. i remember the director of the cia george tenant, calling me i was the washington bureau chief for the new york times. and on that call, enlisting my agreement that the times would not do any reporting or disclose and of intelligence sources and methods. he just talked to the washing and pos

but because of its reach and influence at home and abroad, it helped set the news agenda. jill abramson was the times, is washington bureau chief chris hedges as beat at the time was outside of the media was complicit in perpetuating this myth? you can't make a war on terror. that's what tut ology. it's impossible, and yet we reacted we drank from that very dark elixir of nationalism. you have to remember after the attacks of 911, the bush administration perpetrated on, on purpose this kind of fear. it's how they ended up passing the patriot act in the 2002 authorization use military force actor. so you had fear, but then you also had american chauvinism. and that was a very deadly mix that an essence blind in the new york times as an institution. it wasn't just one or 2 reporters, right after $911.00. i remember the director of the cia george tenant, calling me, i was the washington bureau chief for the new york time. and on that call it enlisted in my agreement that the times would not do any reporting or disclose and of intelligence sources and methods. he just talked to the washing