Mainstream Media Wants Iraq To Go on Forever
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on November 17th, 2006 12:00 pm by HL
The New Media Offensive Against Withdrawal
Anti-War.com
Excerpt:
The American media establishment has launched a major offensive against the option of withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.
In the latest media assault, right-wing outfits like Fox News and the Wall Street Journal editorial page are secondary. The heaviest firepower is now coming from the most valuable square inches of media real estate in the USA – the front page of the New York Times.
The present situation is grimly instructive for anyone who might wonder how the Vietnam War could continue for years while opinion polls showed that most Americans were against it. Now, in the wake of midterm elections widely seen as a rebuke to the Iraq war, powerful media institutions are feverishly spinning against a pullout of U.S. troops.
November 23rd, 2006 at 3:01 pm
That is because the same people that brought us the war own the mainstream media. How perfect. If the media favors war, can you trust the mainstream media?
I should mention that those that own the mainstream media are buying up alternative media: e.g., You Tube, Topix, MySpace….