Cassandra

Like Cassandra in Greek mythology,today's Cassandra looks at the American political landscape and warns of danger ahead.

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As an ex-journalist and government worker, I'm one of those rare Americans who actually cares about the country's future and pays attention to what's happening in the present. With this blog, I hope to make people look more critically at the news. It's our duty as citizens to know what's going on and to speak out.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

MEDIA GARBLES THE MESSAGE

Journalists used to report the news. Today's TV pundits act as conduits for terrorist lies.

One night CNN had a so-called reporter trailing a Hezbullah terrorist through some ruins in Beirut. The terrorist keeps up a running commentary on how there are no Hezbullah installations in the area, that Hezbullah is "protecting" the country from Israeli aggression. CNN treats this propagandist as a legitimate news source, never questioning his statements, obediently allowing his warped logic to reach viewers. It's as if the reporter has no grounding in history, comes to each story without background. As if Hezbullah weren't a war machine designed to destroy an legitimate country. As if the terrorists didn't manufacture an excuse for war by crossing the border and kidnapping two Israeli soliders. As if these very same terrorists didn't bundle together Israel and the U.S. in its hatred. While the terrorist is spouting high-minded-sounding Hezbullah lies, the reporter never questions him about the barracks in Lebanon they blew up, killing 200 Marines. It's an uneven match, the CNN simpleton versus the Hezbullah propagandist.

Then there are reporters who stand in front of clouds of gunsmoke proclaiming that Israel is losing. Says who? Based on what? Their one night stand in a war zone? Instead of questioning a real general, they play at being one. They can't claim "objectivity" because they're anything but. They cede the high road to Hezbullah, a terrorist gang that hides behind civilians, burying weapons in apartment house basements, and then claims Israel is causing civilian casualties. In the history of warfare, what army other than Israel drops leaflets telling civilizans to evacuate and even phones them before a bombing so as to minimize civilian involvement?

Reporters love wars. They're exciting, colorful and can prove their chops. Too bad the current crop is so ill-informed and easily brain-washed by terrorist lies and propaganda. With guys like this covering news, who needs Al Jazeera?

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