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2005-07-18 Iraq-Jordan

StrategyPage Iraq: The Battles That Matter the Most

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Posted by ed 2005-07-18 07:06|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 These activities, seem dimly through the strident media coverage of the explosions, represents the battles that matter the most.

Are you tryin' to tell me the media is not reporting what's important?

Posted by Bobby 2005-07-18 07:18|| 2005-07-18 07:18|| Front Page Top

#2 The ~~propiganda machine~~ media doesn't want to report anything that might be good for president Bush.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-07-18 09:28|| 2005-07-18 09:28|| Front Page Top

#3 It currently looks like July fatalities of Americans in Iraq will come in at about 50% of the June rate.

I just checked at:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm

Posted by mhw 2005-07-18 09:42|| 2005-07-18 09:42|| Front Page Top

#4 I've been of the opinion, since seeing their coverage of that russian school 'hostage taking' that they MSM was active and knowing participants in the war-on-terror for the other side.

Between their extreamly biased covered of the election and the WOT (not to mention their strident attempts to distract the american public (ala that rich, white, blonde, brat Halloway in Aruba)) I am even more convinced.

Nothing has changed my mind since.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-07-18 09:45|| 2005-07-18 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 I've been of the opinion, since seeing their coverage of that russian school 'hostage taking' that they MSM was active and knowing participants in the war-on-terror for the other side.

I got that impression when, within a week of 9/11, they declared it was "unethical" for them to do something as simple as displaying the US flag. Wouldn't want to give the impression they wanted one side to win, now would they?

The clincher came in Iraq, when "reporters" were getting front-row seats to terrorist attacks. It's not just al-Jazeera -- a CBS "stringer" accidentally caught a bullet when he was filming a jihadi victory dance (you know -- AK pumped over head, in rhythm to the all-too-familiar "allahu akbar") and one of our snipers killed the guy with the AK.

Let's not forget Memogate -- manufactured evidence touted by the press, which now shows a complete lack of interest in its source.

As far as I can tell, the press has been an enemy of the US for all my life.

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