1.   GOP presidential candidate Patrick Buchanan, who has rotated regularly for decades between roles as self-serving politician and supposedly independent journalistic commentator, is the classic example.

2.   He has been suppressing the truth by arresting journalists who dare to report from the front lines and silencing independent TV commentators.

3.   An independent commentator, Stojan Cerovic of the weekly Vreme, was far less convinced.

4.   But independent commentator, Stojan Cerovic of the Belgrade weekly Vreme, was far less convinced.

5.   Independent commentators have also pointed to technology failure as a possible cause.

6.   Independent commentators, however, saw it more as a move toward the centre of the Conservative party.