By: JHarris
sneebler: No, I do not think they are necessarily lackeys. Some obviously are, but some still manage to hold themselves apart. The way to combat this, I think, is to prioritize long-form journalism...
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The news media should report the truth realistically, not bow to pressure to display propaganda images. It might be too late. There are lots of stories about journalistic integrity in the face of...
View ArticleBy: rough ashlar
The news media should report the truth realistically Its not like they ever did per John Swinton in 1880 or this century's court ruling for FOX news.
View ArticleBy: uni verse
Even the Army said so. posted by Brandon Blatcher Dear god, its as bad as George Orwell's dystopia. When I saw this on the tele, it was posted as real news.
View ArticleBy: readyfreddy
I watched this whole process unfold and thought that everyone had forgotten about it. It was surreal, because in the lead up to the "toppling", the cameras were rolling watching not much of anything....
View ArticleBy: DU
Sure, we messed up with the MSM propaganda, but now we've learned our lesson and will never ever do...heh....it...lol... Never mind, I can't finish.
View ArticleBy: RobotVoodooPower
Memorable TV moments of the 2003 invasion for me: 1. The presentation of the much-awaited "Top Ten (47?) Reasons Iraq Has WMDs" list, which was just a rehashing of all the questionable evidence...
View ArticleBy: tustinrick
no one dare compare the staged flag raising on Mount Suribachi during the Pacific War on Iwo Jima.
View ArticleBy: JHarris
Staging events like these and making sure they get reported is part of how you win a war, even a bogus one that is being fought for reasons other than those publicly professed. No, I am not buying it....
View ArticleBy: NorthernLite
I remember seeing something like this page about this back in 2003. And I got a malware warning from this link. But yeah, I remember seeing the longrange camera shots, taken and reported by non-US...
View ArticleBy: formless
I also remember Jon Stewart at the time claiming that if you didn't feel happy after seeing it, you were too far gone on the left (even though it was already known to be a fabrication). Here's the...
View ArticleBy: katerschluck
Weird, I never saw this as anything other than a huge propaganda piece. Even the Army said so. The article says that the army report was incorrect: "Plesich's [the psyops guy] impact at Firdos was...
View ArticleBy: lslelel
problem is that even a false image like that is stock footage now for iraq war coverage still waiting to hear stories about 1) Kuwaiti investment in Iraq (or see Airplane boondoggle) 2) Land Reform in...
View ArticleBy: tustinrick
when i watched the statue pulled over, i was disappointed that the statue didn't fall like a cut large tree, but just bent over still firmly attached at the base. as an average american public sucker,...
View ArticleBy: cenoxo
Neither the first, nor the last statue toppled. Small upsets do not a war end.
View ArticleBy: Brandon Blatcher
Weird, I never saw this as anything other than a huge propaganda piece.Even the Army said so.
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