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The universality of war propaganda - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com - 0 views

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    Jeffrey Goldberg responded yesterday to my post detailing his long list of journalistic malfeasance by telling me that he and the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kuridstan would like me to travel there to hear how much the Kurds appreciate the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Leaving aside the complete non sequitur that is his response -- how does that remotely pertain to Goldberg's granting of anonymity to his friends to smear people they don't like or the serial fear-mongering fabrications he spread about the Saddam threat prior to the invasion? -- I don't need to travel to Kurdistan to know that many Kurds, probably most, are happy that the U.S. attacked Iraq. For that minority in Northern Iraq, what's not to like? They had foreign countries (the U.S. and its "partners") expend their citizens' lives and treasure to rid the Kurds of their hated enemy; they received semi-autonomy, substantial oil revenues, a thriving relationship with Israel, and real political power; the overwhelming majority of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis whose lives were snuffed out and the millions of people displaced by the war were not Kurds, and most of the destruction took place in Central and Southern Iraq away from their towns and homes, while they remain largely free of the emergent police state tactics of the current Iraqi government. As Ali Gharib put it to Goldberg: "there are at least 600,000 Iraqis who, I imagine, are not too thrilled about the way it all turned out and with whom Greenwald will never get a meeting."
Susan Thur

Louisianans bleed Together, Louisianans suffer Together, Louisianans survive ... - 0 views

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    Another tragedy is unfolding. Another One!, I scream irately and angrily to the heavens. How can this be? How unfair and how are we going to, now, survive this, I desperately ask. I know here in New Orleans, where I now live (Crowley, Cajun country originally) we have had our share of hardship and difficulties. Many of us frighten, despaired and overwhelmed what we experienced nearing 5 years ago. Hurricane Katrina's anniversary is in August. And Hurricane Rita gust in without much delay, giving Louisiana no break or rest. It seems barley enough time to catch our breath, even though we sweat it out every hurricane season since. The experience of the "big one" has left many of us edgy, anxious and nervous. It has been a challenge for us all. Now here is once more another challenge. The oil spill in the gulf that threatens our, ecosystem, shoreline and seafood industries. For many of us, our distress are concentrated on our wetlands which have become more defenseless by Hurricane Katrina and Rita. I recognize I have. For us to undergo another "big one" our coast is the first line of defense to our survival. Ever since these potential, massive hurricanes, my intense coastal and wetland focus has been like a laser, zeroing on which is most important for Southern Louisiana's continued existence. However, the health and wellbeing for our future lies right now with-- us-- which are our local oil field experts and workers. The men on these oil rigs, the ones that will--and I have confidence--will plug the blowout and stop the damage--the bleeding--they are US. They are family and friends, mutual Louisiana citizens, who are well aware how important their job is, for us as well as for themselves and their family. Much is at stake to our livelihood, our environment and our way of life. more:
thinkahol *

Secondhand television exposure linked to eating disorders - 0 views

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    ScienceDaily (Jan. 6, 2011) - For parents wanting to reduce the negative influence of TV on their children, the first step is normally to switch off the television set. But a new study suggests that might not be enough. It turns out indirect media exposure, i.e., having friends who watch a lot of TV, might be even more damaging to a teenager's body image.
thinkahol *

Fox Viewers Overwhelmingly Think We Should Prepare for Alien Invasion Before Fighting C... - 0 views

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    A new (supposedly) NASA-funded study postulating that aliens may attack humans over climate change had all the ingredients for a perfect Fox faux controversy - it bolstered their anti-science narrative, painted their opponents as clownish radicals, and highlighted wasteful government spending on a supposedly liberal casue. Fox reported the "news from NASA" several times several times today, presenting it as official "taxpayer funded research." A chyron on Fox and Friends read: "NASA: Global warming may provoke an [alien] attack." But as Business Insider pointed out, they're "wrong" - "That report was not funded by NASA. It was written by an independent group of scientists and bloggers. One of those happens to work at NASA." NASA distanced itself from the report as well, calling reports linking the agency to it "not true." Host Megyn Kelly finally corrected the record this afternoon, saying, "I was making that up." But before she did, she was so bemused by the study that she directed her viewers to complete a poll on her website which asked how we should respond to the study: "Immediately increase efforts to curb greenhouse gases," "Develop weapons to kill the Aliens FIRST," or "Gently suggest scientists research how to create job." Not surprisingly, most suggested they research something else. But more than six times as many respondents (19 percent to 3 percent) said we should focus on building weapons to kill aliens before curbing greenhouse gases. Watch a compilation:
thinkahol *

How Corporate America Is Pushing Us All Off a Cliff | MichaelMoore.com - 0 views

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    When someone talks about pushing you off a cliff, it's just human nature to be curious about them. Who are these people, you wonder, and why would they want to do such a thing?
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Angriff der Schleichwerber / Die "Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft" be... - 0 views

  • Nicht immer wirbeln die Studien so viel Staub auf wie in diesem Fall, wirkungsvoll sind sie aber allemal. Häufig dienen die Untersuchungen - darunter viele Rankings wie die "reformfreudigsten" Großstädte oder das "Reformbarometer", das die Reformaktivitäten der rot-grünen Regierung maß - als Basis für Exklusivberichte: Die INSM forscht und recherchiert, der Autor muss nur noch schreiben. So entwickelt sich eine unheilige Produktionsallianz zwischen Journalisten und der Initiative, die keinen Raum mehr dafür lässt, das Geschriebene kritisch zu bewerten oder auch nur die Finanziers der Quelle zu nennen.
  • Der Umgang der Medien mit diesen Botschaftern oder Beratern kann exemplarisch für den Umgang mit der Arbeit der INSM insgesamt gesehen werden. Nur selten wird bei Namensartikeln oder Interviews das Engagement des Betreffenden für die INSM deutlich.
  • Stattdessen werden sie beispielsweise als "Experten für Steuerrecht" vorgestellt
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  • ein Interview mit Dieter Lenzen, dem Präsidenten der Freien Universität Berlin, unter dem Titel "Beamtentum der Lehrer abschaffen". Der Beitrag wird als "Interview mit dem Generalanzeiger" annonciert, als Interviewer ist Carsten Seim angegeben. Dem Leser und der Leserin wird so suggeriert, es handele sich um eine von der Zeitung selbst erbrachte unabhängige journalistische Leistung. In Wahrheit steht der ehemalige Journalist Carsten Seim zu diesem Zeitpunkt bereits seit vier Jahren im Dienst der INSM
  • Der Interviewte wird ebenfalls mit keinem Wort mit der INSM in Verbindung gebracht. Allerdings ist Dieter Lenzen zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch Mitglied im Botschafter- und Kuratorenkreis, später dann "Berater" und Mitglied im Förderkreis der INSM
  • Schreiber, die sich auf Informationen, Studien und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der INSM stützen, beschreiben diese fast immer als neutral. Nur in den wenigsten Fällen (knapp sechs Prozent) wurde über die INSM als Initiative des Arbeitgeberverbandes Gesamtmetall berichtet.
  • . So finanzierte sie 2003 teilweise einen Fernsehdreiteiler des Hessischen Rundfunk über "Märchen" der Sozialpolitik und die Notwendigkeit von Reformen in diesem Bereich, der in der ARD zu sehen war. Auch in deren Schleichwerbungsskandal war die INSM verstrickt: Für rund 60 000 Euro wurden in der Seifenoper "Marienhof" siebenmal Dialoge platziert, die beispielsweise "Eigeninitiative und Flexibilität von Arbeitslosen" oder die "Zeitarbeit" thematisierten.
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thinkahol *

Iraq Withdrawal? Don't Take It to the Bank | MichaelMoore.com - 0 views

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    The Washington Post brings the unsurprising news that Iraqi leaders have agreed to begin talks with the U.S. on allowing the foreign military occupation of their country to continue beyond this year - re-branded, naturally, as a mission of "training" and "support." The move comes after an increasingly public campaign by top White House and military officials to pressure Iraqi leaders into tearing up the Status of Forces Agreement they signed with the Bush administration, which mandates the removal of all foreign troops by the end of 2011.
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