Last month, of course, there was a constant stream of BBC reports warning of attacks on ferries, tube trains, public events; talk of dirty bombs, of terrorist suspects arrested, of preparations to counter germ warfare attacks, of police snipers being distributed to kill suicide bombers, of fighter jets on permanent standby, of plans for the distribution of radiation pills, of … [Read more...] about MEDIA ALERT: BBC CHANNELING GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA
Archives for December 2002
Hundreds of Muslim Immigrants Rounded Up in Calif.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iranian and other Middle East citizens were in southern California jails on Wednesday after coming forward to comply with a new rule to register with immigration authorities only to wind up handcuffed and behind bars.Shocked and frustrated Islamic and immigrant groups estimate that more than 500 people have been arrested in Los Angeles, … [Read more...] about Hundreds of Muslim Immigrants Rounded Up in Calif.
Penn’s Words Distorted (Institute for Public Accuracy)
Sean Penn is a strong believer in the principles that went into the founding of his country. As he told a news conference in Baghdad on Sunday, "I believe in the Constitution of the United States, and the American people." Describing himself as "privileged to have lived a life under our Constitution that has allowed me to dream and prosper," Mr. Penn added: "In response to … [Read more...] about Penn’s Words Distorted (Institute for Public Accuracy)
MEDIA ALERT: MESSAGE FROM AMERICA: ITN DECLARES WAR ON IRAQ
From MEDIA LENS: Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate mediaAny lingering notions that we have an independent and free media system must surely be evaporating under the vast weight of evidence emerging as the US and Britain manipulate and deceive their way to a war for control of Iraq's oil. Consider tonight's breathtaking report on ITN's Evening News at … [Read more...] about MEDIA ALERT: MESSAGE FROM AMERICA: ITN DECLARES WAR ON IRAQ
U.S. Intervening Against Democracy in Venezuela
By Mark Weisbrot December 18, 2002CARACAS "Where are they getting their money?" asks historian Samuel Moncada, as the television displays one opposition commercial after another. Moncada is chair of the history department at Central University of Venezuela in Caracas. We are sitting in one of the few restaurants that is open in the eastern, wealthier part of … [Read more...] about U.S. Intervening Against Democracy in Venezuela