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Headlines : "War on Terror"The US propaganda machine: Oh, what a lovely war
A simple break down, an analysis if you will, of some of the news headlines out of Iraq… not all is as pretty as the White House would like, and the spin is amazing! The actions of media and many staff has gone to the point of being ridiculous. People seem to forget that questions have been planted, reporters paid off, stories made up and that everything is put on with a happy face… The term Media Circus has become a literal term with the gradual conversion from news to entertainment. Much like wrestling, we’d like to think and pretend that it’s real, but lets face facts… it’s not real! The sad part is, that much like wrestling, many still do believe it’s real.
[Posted By alpinestar]Republished from The Independent
This is the news from Iraq according to Donald Rumsfeld and the Bush administration.
A week after the US Defence Secretary criticised the media for “ exaggerating” reports of violence in Iraq, The Independent has obtained examples of newspaper reports the Bush administration want Iraqis to read.
They were prepared by specially trained American “psy-ops” troops who paid thousands of dollars to Iraqi newspaper editors to run these unattributed reports in their publications. In order to hide its involvement, the Pentagon hired the Lincoln Group to act as a liaison between troops and journalists. The Lincoln Group was at the centre of controversy last year when it was revealed the company was being paid more than $100m (£58m) for various contracts, including the planting of such stories.
The Pentagon – which recently announced that an internal investigation had cleared the Lincoln Group of breaching military rules by planting these stories – has claimed these new reports did not constitute propaganda because they were factually correct. But a military specialist has questioned some of the information contained within their reports while describing their rhetorical style as “comical”. Furthermore, it has been alleged that quotations contained within these reports and others – attributed to anonymous…
Posted by alpinestar
I have lived many lives in many countries. an alchemist on a constant quest for truth. my destiny is as of yet unclear, but i am still immature. i only want to learn as much as i can before i die. minimalism, naturalism and a few other isms define me ...
The reality check…
USA taxpayers write the check for these stories.
TRUE, ANOTHER REALITY CHECK:
OUR SO-CALLED “ELECTED” REPRESENTATIVES DONT REPRESENT US, THEY REPRESENT BIG BUSINESS AND $$$$
F’real?
Makaveli: Exactly. So what’s being done about it, besides a lot of people complaining?
Protests aren’t being heard. Your tactics will have to change if you want to bring the troops home.
That’s alright: your bullshit detector should be squawking like mad. I understand the push to put a positive spin on murder, kidnappings, beheadings, suicide bombings, poverty, sickness, depression, desolation, drug-addiction, child hunger, raping women, torturing innocent people in Saddam’s old prisons…did I miss any? It’s all about the President saving his own ass. and the media’s disconnect between ordinary people and reality.