Rather than a newspaper committed to the truth and favoring a broad debate about important issues, the Washington Post has become an enforcement mechanism for a neocon-dominated Establishment, setting the parameters for permissible points of view and twisting facts for that purpose. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Parry backs up his strong words with history and details that support his statement. The research and history are detailed and telling.
the Israel Lobby is far more expansive than simply AIPAC and includes a wide array of think tanks, contributors to political campaigns, and media commentators, including senior Post editors and columnists.
the Israel Lobby is far more expansive than simply AIPAC and includes a wide array of think tanks, contributors to political campaigns, and media commentators, including senior Post editors and columnists.
As totalitarian as the Post’s editorial mindset seems to have become – a citizen can be pulverized by powerful interests, including Washington’s dominant newspaper, but he mustn’t dare defend himself or he will invite a new round of punishments – the Post’s behavior is part of a long-term pattern
at the Post and many other U.S. news organizations, there was no sense that accountability was in order when news organizations joined a neoconservative stampede, even one that contributed to the deaths of thousands of American soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.
everything in this Post attack on Wilson was either a gross distortion or a lie, often parroting long-discredited White House talking points.
Much of the right rich corporate media is similarly biased and misleading.