Al Qaeda Loves Our Unpatriotic Media

Aim.org ^ | August 18, 2005 | By Cliff Kincaid

[Jim Robinson]

The Washington Post has pulled out of a Pentagon-sponsored Freedom Walk to commemorate 9/11 and support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan because it was deemed too political. Meanwhile, the New York Times, CBS, and other news organizations have joined with the ACLU in demanding that the Pentagon release more sensational photos and videos of Iraqi prisoner abuse. The inevitable result of such disclosure, according to General Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is that Islamic terrorists will exploit the material and kill Americans. Do our media care?

Our media will rally around a reporter who goes to jail to protect her sources. But when the Pentagon tries to keep potential propaganda material from falling into the hands of the enemy, the media are in court with the ACLU against the Pentagon.

The American people have to wise up to the media's tricks. We are involved in a propaganda war that may be more important than what happens on the battlefield. Newsweek's false "Koran in the toilet" story was only one example of how we are losing the media war. It caused violent protests across the Middle East and 17 deaths. The new prisoner abuse images, obtained by an Army soldier who helped uncover the scandal, is not "false" in the Newsweek sense. But it will be exploited to give a false or warped perception of what U.S. military personnel are doing in Iraq. As Myers says in a court document, "It is probable that Al-Qaeda and other groups will seize upon these images and videos as grist for their propaganda mill which will result in, besides violent attacks, increased terrorist recruitment, continued financial support, and exacerbation of tensions between the Iraqi and Afghani populaces and U.S. and Coalition forces."

[driftless]

Yes indeed, let's flush all history down the toilet. Eliminate all references to anything older than yesterday. That makes real sense. (/sarcasm)

[RedEyeJack]

Information Warfare is a vital part of the modern Battlescape. We are unmatched in the field but are internally weak because our political system and freedom of the press culture. Everyone accepts it and tries to fight the noble fight without changing our way of life. On the other hand we need to be careful, as we are being here, not to give our enemies too great advantage thru exploitation of our culture. Providing negative info that is easily exploited by our foes is tantamount to a surrender of the information portion of the battlefield.

[MagnoliaB]

They don't have to "demonstrate patriotism" but it would be nice if they didn't make up lies and report them as news. They know they are publishing lies and they know the enemy is using it for propaganda, so why don't they stop? I consider them traitors and no better than the terrorists.

Thank God these leftist America hating news organizations weren't around during WWII or we might be speaking German or Japanese today. As it is now, their agenda appears, that American men should be bowing to Mecca and American women should be wearing burqas.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Patriotic Americans should be outraged.

Patriotic Americans should sue the FCC and its licensees for arrogance and extreme tendentiousness.

[NathanBookman]

"In the Land of the Free, news media are not required to demonstrate "patriotism." "

True, but they are required to not commit treason. Yes, I know, you disagree with that as well. Small brain.