Posted on 06/27/2006 9:21:28 PM PDT by IntelliQuark
One of the biggest disparities is the media coverage often given to opponents and supporters of the war on terror. In many cases, assertions of the opponents are presented, often without challenge, while those of supporters are ignored, unless they are to be taken apart to support the anti-war crowd.
For instance, the media has often given pronouncements, like those from Congressman John Murtha, without close examination or criticism. ... His latest claim, that the American occupation of Iraq is a bigger danger to world security than Iran under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or North Korea, which is planning a test launch of its Taepo-Dong 2 missile, has been highlighted by some internet sites (like the Drudge Report) and blogs, but played down by the mass media.
Another often-unchallenged claims from anti-war activists is that the Bush Administration lied, particularly when it pertained to the relationship between Saddam's regime and al-Qaeda....Yet, the American mass media has not only tried to ignore evidence to the contrary...,it has actively tried to debunk these reports.
That said, the mainstream media's power has declined relative to 1968. The rise of alternate media outlets like talk radio, internet-based news, and blogs have blunted the effect that a TV report can have. These alternate media have even trumped the major media. Recently, military bloggers (and others) proved that at least one of those who claimed they carried out atrocities was a phony. This changing media battlefield is probably one of the most important aspects of the war, and has kept public support of the war on terror from cratering as it did in 1968.
(Excerpt) Read more at strategypage.com ...
"I’m no longer surprised that journalists lack an internal regulatory mechanism (sometimes called 'ethics' or another quaint old-fashioned term that no longer applies, 'patriotism') to prevent the release of information that could damage their own country. On the contrary, they actively search for that information and release it with great relish." -- Charles Johnson, in "The Media are the Enemy," HERE"When our media has the testicular fortitude to report on terrorists honestly, then they will have gained the moral authority to lecture any White House on censorship and the responsibility of fully informing the public. Until then, such demonstrations as we saw this week by the White House press corps only stands as a perverse monument to the media's hypocrisy and venality." -- Ed Morrissey, 2-19-2006
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"This cult of murderers [Iraq's terrorists] will kill some of their own women and children and then try to make it look like they were killed by American forces. The media, of course, will fall right in line with this anti-American game." -- Neal Boortz-- lots more where those came from
It's one thing for a few despicable Dem politicians commiting treason for their own political gain. But these Dems have constituencies in the millions who are just as anti-American. It is truly a fifth column working against the US in time of war.
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