by Paul Craig Roberts
Americans who get their propaganda from Fox "News" or are told what to think by right-wing talk radio hosts are outraged at news reports that U.S. troops planned and carried out the rape and murder of a young Iraqi woman. They are not outraged that the troops committed the deed; they are outraged that the media reported it. These "conservatives," who proudly wear their patriotism on their sleeves, dismiss the reports of the incident as a Big Lie floated by "the anti-American liberal media" in order to demoralize Americans and reduce public support for the war.
Playing to this audience, Col. Jeffrey Snow, a U.S. brigade commander in Baghdad, told AFP News that news coverage could cause the U.S. to lose the war. In other words, what we are doing in Iraq cannot stand the light of day, so reporters must not report or the word will get out.
Many Bush supporters believe that truth is not on our side and must be suppressed. Yet, they support a war that is too shameful to report.........
1 comment:
I was horrified on reading in the news regarding Abeer Quasim Hamzah and her family. Justice needs to be done, and swiftly, for what happened to this family.
I'm not sure Americans are aware enough how close such atrocities are to our own doorsteps if we do not take action. Our government seems to beleive it can play God, and no one can correct them. Who's next?
We need to react to whats happened for everyones sake. Abeer and her family need justice NOW, or none of us will have justice.
Alicia
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