History and the press

[JohnnyRingo]

From "Forgotten History":

History and the Press
By Denis Mueller

One of the problems, which has resulted in the debacle we
now face in Iraq, is a press corps that seems to be more
interested in cuddling up to the powers that be than giving
the public information that it needs. It is a lack of
historical context and an unwillingness to ask tough
questions that has made our press dupes for those who
wish to give us disinformation. Instead of asking tough
questions; they sit idly by and allow the administration
to broadcast their scenarios without serious analysis as
to whether what they say is true or not.

During the election of 2004, the right-wing press vilified
John Kerry for his activates in the Vietnam Veterans
Against the War. They were especially incensed by his
charges that American soldiers had committed barbarous
acts such as cutting off ears, noses and other unspeakable
acts. What was never brought up by the press was whether
these actions were true. To find this out all they had to
do was ask three reporters for the Toledo Blade whether it
was true. The reporters had written a series about a unit
that was created especially for terrorizing the Vietnamese
countryside and how this was covered up by our government.
The men who decided to bury a report from the army on the
atrocities were Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. Sound
familiar?

Tiger Force was a special unit that was sent to do commando
work but the pressure of the war and the casualties they
had suffered caused them to do things that many would
rather forget. This is historic fact but the press never
asked these reporters, who won a Pulitzer Prize for their
work, to appear on one of their shows and answer any
questions about what Kerry had said. The truth, and the
search for truth, seems to be low on the agenda for the
Washington press corps.

Continued here:
http://archives.gophercentral.com/History_and_the_Press.html

Will Haditha and the unpopularity of the Iraq war in general wake up a compliant press?
Will even Fox News be forced to do their job and report on the unpleasant facts of our invasion, or will they continue to distract with pretty girls who have fallen into tragic ends?

How much blood will it take?

BTW..."Forgotten History" is an awesome site:
http://archives.gophercentral.com/newsletter_6.html
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