Everyone we fight in Iraq is now

Josh Marshall publishes an e-mail from a reader who identifies what is one of the most astonishing instances of mindless, pro-government "reporting" yet: ... That the Bush administration, and specifically its military commanders ... Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
3.7
by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

A well organized article which refutes specific examples of media reporting of yet another administration flip-flop about reasons for the Iraq invasion—that tragic debacle searching for justification. Obviously not everyone we’re fighting in Iraq is "Al Qaeda". Indeed, there was no "Al Qaeda" until we showed up, and in our haste to invade and because of our refusal to pre-plan, created fertile ground as well as training-by-example opportunities for terrorism. That the news media dutifully fell in line with administration dogma should be no surprise. Thanks to centralized ownership encouraged by this administration, no more than eight multi-billion dollar corporations now control the media in this country—managed news on a massive hitherto unimagined scale. To discover one of the main reasons for invading Iraq, read Cheney’s speaches about the necessity for America to gain control of Middle East oil reserves.

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