Slowly the stories are trickling out. Murder, mayhem, torture, and any other atrocity one can imagine. All perpetrated against people around the world by those who still think they are purveyors of peace and democracy. Worst of all, the perpetrators continue to be defended by the US army, the civilian command, the press, and most American public.
Of course those who perpetrated these atrocities are directly responsible and should be held accountable and brought to justice without further delay. But don't hold your breath for that. There is no outcry, there is no outpouring of support for the aggrieved, there is no media frenzy, there is no call for special congressional hearings. The politicians are still celebrating the Healthcare bill approval by the congress.
Headline: How Americans are Propagandized About Afghanistan.
The story recounts the horrors of US military personnel killing people in cold blood, then covering their tracks with extensive procedures of extracting bullets from the victims' heads (no less). Then, after killing them, tying the women up to make them look like they were bound and gagged by the men for honor killing. What does it take to do all this? How much time does it take to extract bullets from skull? Who is actually doing the extraction? Is it a doctor/medic that is helping? Where are the platoon leaders, the people at the base, and others involved in the carnage?
All of these heinous acts take planning, time, and approvals from senior officers. How many people does it take to cover up these crimes?
The article cites major news media groups colluding with the army and corroborating the story as authentic at the time all of these atrocities took place. New York Times is part of that collusion!CNN is one of the most trusted names in the news business. They supposedly verified the facts, had their people on the ground and reporting the story, and the quotes from the officers in charge are all real. Is this really happening in America today? This is not a movie, this is real life.
After the truth is revealed neither of the original news sources have, to date, admitted complicity, responsibility, or even acknowledgement of false reporting. Do any of these organizations ever make a mistake?
Headline: WikiLeaks Video shows 12 dead in US Army Apache Assault on unarmed Reuters Cameramen.
"The WikiLeaks video of helicopter gunners shooting civilians and savoring their kills as if playing a video game, although horrific, is understandable." Understandable for who? Understandable from whose point of view?
Now the headlines are: WikiLeaks vidoe shows 12 dead in Iraq army assault
Another one says: WikiLeaks Misrepresents Apache Assault on Medhi [sic] Army Militia
The army senior officers defended these actions at the time. The problem is that even today they continue to defend these criminal and rogue elements. How wide spread is this problem? What about thousands upon thousands of murders in Iraq where people were finding headless bodies all around the city of Baghdad? Who really committed those atrocities? At least at the time they were blamed on militias? But is that really true. Who were those dead people?
The Nation (thenamtion.com), both in print and on their website most recently reported that their reporters in Pakistan saw operatives from US special operation forces involved in suicide bombings via cars and trucks. Since that reporting and some exposure of that news on news boards, the rate of suicide bombings have gone down to almost zero. Is that a coincidence?
Curiously enough, New York Times did not bother to print anything about either the murders in Afghanistan, (which they originally reported as honor killings and Al-Qaida fighters being neutralized) or the Video of innocent Iraqis being gunned down in broad daylight as if somebody is playing video game. CNN reported the story but did not bring all the horrific details to the fore citing concern for family members of the dead Iraqis. Really? Is the video not available in its entirety in million and one places, either directly or via a youtube embed?
These atrocities clearly amount to crimes against humanity. Will these criminals be exposed and brought to justice?
Showing posts with label lies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lies. Show all posts
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Just Skip The Headlines
They are all lies and misinformation
I have been doing some non-scientific research lately. On my own. No mega funding, no celebrity endorsements, no big time media moguls involved in the process. That could be good or bad. First the bad part. I will not get the notoriety that my research deserves. I will not get famous for doing this research. I will not be called by NPR or the likes of them for a feature show. It will just sit there for anybody who just happens to pass by my post. Just a chance lookup of the "next blog."
Now the good part. It will be fair; as fair as it can be with one person’s opinion. There will be no spin other than my own. In today’s media for me those are invaluable traits. Those things do not exist anywhere, no exception. Let me repeat that: no exception. Are you getting my point yet.
The premise is simple. At for now once a day, usually in the morning after I wake up with cheap coffee and morning rituals I log on to the computer and look at the news. I have selected four news sites. Two (they call themselves) independent and two news aggregators as follow:
cnn.com
nytimes.com
news.yahoo.com
news.google.com
I look at the headlines and take screen shots. Just the headlines and the little blurb attached to each headline in the case of the news aggregators. No detailed article listing for who knows what slander lurks inside. Sometimes, depending on how busy the site is I may take two screen shots of the same site by scrolling down to get additional headlines and topics of interest. If I did not do that I believe that the outcome will be more non-scientific than it has to be.
I have started the process since the beginning of the year. I have the screen shots of everyday for all four sites.
Can you guess the rest of my article? If you don’t want to guess or maybe you are eager to get my spin and if so then please read on. Otherwise I know you have better things to do.
The story broke on Christmas day. How timely is that. People are off work, they have all the time in the world to surf the web. They are feeling somewhat religious, but definitely more than other time. And wham bham!!!! Some guy wants to blow up a plane. It could not have happened at more opportune time, now could it? It’s a boon for the news media, match made in heaven. Any other clichés I can use. I’ll spare you.
The results of my non-scientific research so far:
Everyday without fail, the top of the news is nothing but more bad news, related stories that rehashed, the stories that are made up to look new. Lies, lies, and more lies.
The word on the street is that this guy tried to get on the plane without a passport. He was successful in doing so from one port to another, then board the plane once more, without the passport and head to Detroit. Really? So is it security failure or a planned activity.
His father tells CIA his son is mixed up in things he should not be and nobody takes notice. Was that by design or just an overlook on the part of the CIA. What transpired at the terminal to bypass all the checks. Once again one is forced to conclude that there might be some collusion on the part of some inside people to get this guy on the plane.
The timing, the circumstance, the details. I for one don’t believe any of this. But the aftermath is equally disturbing. It’s the relentless crusade on anything Islamic, anybody Muslim, anything and anybody from Muslim world. All part of the plan. In the meantime the Patriot Act was up for renewal at the start of the year. There were concerned senators that had made the case to make amends for many wrongs that were perpetrated by previous administration. I have yet to see any debate on that issue. It’s a real issue that is of concern and should be of concern to ordinary citizen.
There was the promise of closing the notorious torture heaven called Guantanamo Bay, USA, prison. I saw a news article specifically talking about people being released from Guantanamo Bay and involved in terror activities. The article had no names, no references, no specifics. It was a made for news article from Associated Press to convey a point. No debate is going on regarding that promise. This was a promise because of which many voters went to polls and voted for democrats. Yesterday the promised deadline passed without any serious action or lack therof and any serious consequences. There were no articles in the New York Times, nothing on the CNN, no mention of this in the first State Of The Union speech last night. There are approximately half of the detainees approved to be sent to their home countries but no real dates set for them to be realeased. Any little thing can delay the whole process of overdue justicebeing served.
The wholesale derailment and hijacking of Obama’s entire agenda (read our earlier article) is a foot note because news media is too busy concocting stories on how Muslims are out to get America, left, right, and center.
For an ordinary person it's difficult to tell what is the truth and where the lies begin. It's one thing if the facts are presented as they may be. Good, bad, or ugly. The problem lies when there is the spin from the sources that are suppose to give you the facts. Most people do not have the time to dig the truth and so whatever is displayed on the screen becomes the truth. Therein lies the great rewards for the media. When a dog is rewarded for barking, it continues to do so; it increases its barking for more food and more treats.
I have been doing some non-scientific research lately. On my own. No mega funding, no celebrity endorsements, no big time media moguls involved in the process. That could be good or bad. First the bad part. I will not get the notoriety that my research deserves. I will not get famous for doing this research. I will not be called by NPR or the likes of them for a feature show. It will just sit there for anybody who just happens to pass by my post. Just a chance lookup of the "next blog."
Now the good part. It will be fair; as fair as it can be with one person’s opinion. There will be no spin other than my own. In today’s media for me those are invaluable traits. Those things do not exist anywhere, no exception. Let me repeat that: no exception. Are you getting my point yet.
The premise is simple. At for now once a day, usually in the morning after I wake up with cheap coffee and morning rituals I log on to the computer and look at the news. I have selected four news sites. Two (they call themselves) independent and two news aggregators as follow:
cnn.com
nytimes.com
news.yahoo.com
news.google.com
I look at the headlines and take screen shots. Just the headlines and the little blurb attached to each headline in the case of the news aggregators. No detailed article listing for who knows what slander lurks inside. Sometimes, depending on how busy the site is I may take two screen shots of the same site by scrolling down to get additional headlines and topics of interest. If I did not do that I believe that the outcome will be more non-scientific than it has to be.
I have started the process since the beginning of the year. I have the screen shots of everyday for all four sites.
Can you guess the rest of my article? If you don’t want to guess or maybe you are eager to get my spin and if so then please read on. Otherwise I know you have better things to do.
The story broke on Christmas day. How timely is that. People are off work, they have all the time in the world to surf the web. They are feeling somewhat religious, but definitely more than other time. And wham bham!!!! Some guy wants to blow up a plane. It could not have happened at more opportune time, now could it? It’s a boon for the news media, match made in heaven. Any other clichés I can use. I’ll spare you.
The results of my non-scientific research so far:
Everyday without fail, the top of the news is nothing but more bad news, related stories that rehashed, the stories that are made up to look new. Lies, lies, and more lies.
The word on the street is that this guy tried to get on the plane without a passport. He was successful in doing so from one port to another, then board the plane once more, without the passport and head to Detroit. Really? So is it security failure or a planned activity.
His father tells CIA his son is mixed up in things he should not be and nobody takes notice. Was that by design or just an overlook on the part of the CIA. What transpired at the terminal to bypass all the checks. Once again one is forced to conclude that there might be some collusion on the part of some inside people to get this guy on the plane.
The timing, the circumstance, the details. I for one don’t believe any of this. But the aftermath is equally disturbing. It’s the relentless crusade on anything Islamic, anybody Muslim, anything and anybody from Muslim world. All part of the plan. In the meantime the Patriot Act was up for renewal at the start of the year. There were concerned senators that had made the case to make amends for many wrongs that were perpetrated by previous administration. I have yet to see any debate on that issue. It’s a real issue that is of concern and should be of concern to ordinary citizen.
There was the promise of closing the notorious torture heaven called Guantanamo Bay, USA, prison. I saw a news article specifically talking about people being released from Guantanamo Bay and involved in terror activities. The article had no names, no references, no specifics. It was a made for news article from Associated Press to convey a point. No debate is going on regarding that promise. This was a promise because of which many voters went to polls and voted for democrats. Yesterday the promised deadline passed without any serious action or lack therof and any serious consequences. There were no articles in the New York Times, nothing on the CNN, no mention of this in the first State Of The Union speech last night. There are approximately half of the detainees approved to be sent to their home countries but no real dates set for them to be realeased. Any little thing can delay the whole process of overdue justicebeing served.
The wholesale derailment and hijacking of Obama’s entire agenda (read our earlier article) is a foot note because news media is too busy concocting stories on how Muslims are out to get America, left, right, and center.
For an ordinary person it's difficult to tell what is the truth and where the lies begin. It's one thing if the facts are presented as they may be. Good, bad, or ugly. The problem lies when there is the spin from the sources that are suppose to give you the facts. Most people do not have the time to dig the truth and so whatever is displayed on the screen becomes the truth. Therein lies the great rewards for the media. When a dog is rewarded for barking, it continues to do so; it increases its barking for more food and more treats.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Bin Laden Spotted at Pentagon?
Bin Laden is alive and well, chilling in the basement of Pentagon in Langley Virginia. His room number is B3-S55A3-c. That, for you Pentagon newbies, is located in Basement 3, South Wing 55, Office Type is A which means top security clearance is required, and 3 is the size of the office, being a medium sized office. the "-c" is for no cameras allowed under any circumstances, regardless of the security clearance. Amazingly enough though, this is the same room where one of the clandestine Audio-Visual lab is located. Coincidence? Hardly.
When Bin Laden first came on the scence his tape recording was heard on many TV stations. These were feeds from Al-Jazeera. You remember Al-Jazeera, the friendly network that provided lots of propaganda material after the 9/11 fiasco. Truth remains murky at best. It's the same TV station that later tried to start an English broadcasting service but that effort went nowhere because no American cable company would carry their broadcast. Certainly not because it was not going to be profitable. The word is that the directives not to carry Al-Jazeera came directly from the top, from people like George and Dick. They could not agree on how much they can control on what goes in and what stays out. The people at Al-Jazeera would not relinquish that control over to the same set of people that determine what goes in or stays out at Associated press. Rest is history.
Back to Bin Laden tapes. The voice on the recording was distinct and one that was authenticated at the behest of CIA. As events unfolded and Bin Laden's presence became more scarce the voice on the recording changed. Changed about 180 degrees if there is a measure like that for voice. The change was apparent to layperson, but only those who actually paid any attention. Therein lies the problem. The ordinary viewer of the six o'clock news have absolutely no clue and does not care if the voice is same or different. How many of them even remember the airing of Bin Laden's voice few days after 9/11 and any subsequent airing of the purported tapes that pop up at the most convenient times? Can any of those viewers tell where Afghanistan is on the map. Do they know which continent England is located in? Do they know who is the senator from their state? Clueless people being fed lies and agenda of hatred and then given the potent weapon of a vote. That is a dangerous combination.
Bin Laden will never die. Not as long as this so called war on terrorism continues and is in the interst of US for it to continue. He will never die as long as the funding of the lab at B3-S55A3-c can be secured. There are very little doubts that the funding will stop anytime soon.
When Bin Laden first came on the scence his tape recording was heard on many TV stations. These were feeds from Al-Jazeera. You remember Al-Jazeera, the friendly network that provided lots of propaganda material after the 9/11 fiasco. Truth remains murky at best. It's the same TV station that later tried to start an English broadcasting service but that effort went nowhere because no American cable company would carry their broadcast. Certainly not because it was not going to be profitable. The word is that the directives not to carry Al-Jazeera came directly from the top, from people like George and Dick. They could not agree on how much they can control on what goes in and what stays out. The people at Al-Jazeera would not relinquish that control over to the same set of people that determine what goes in or stays out at Associated press. Rest is history.
Back to Bin Laden tapes. The voice on the recording was distinct and one that was authenticated at the behest of CIA. As events unfolded and Bin Laden's presence became more scarce the voice on the recording changed. Changed about 180 degrees if there is a measure like that for voice. The change was apparent to layperson, but only those who actually paid any attention. Therein lies the problem. The ordinary viewer of the six o'clock news have absolutely no clue and does not care if the voice is same or different. How many of them even remember the airing of Bin Laden's voice few days after 9/11 and any subsequent airing of the purported tapes that pop up at the most convenient times? Can any of those viewers tell where Afghanistan is on the map. Do they know which continent England is located in? Do they know who is the senator from their state? Clueless people being fed lies and agenda of hatred and then given the potent weapon of a vote. That is a dangerous combination.
Bin Laden will never die. Not as long as this so called war on terrorism continues and is in the interst of US for it to continue. He will never die as long as the funding of the lab at B3-S55A3-c can be secured. There are very little doubts that the funding will stop anytime soon.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Top 10 Things We Like To See Taken Off The Media
- FoxNews - Fox anything - lies, lies, lies
- War on Terror - give it a rest - it's all hoax, lies, and drama anyway
- Glenn... who? As if Rush was not telling enough lies
- maligning of any religion - stop all frivolous religion bashing now
- Pat Robertson and the 700 Club - call it the church of hate and bigotry
- Dick's ugly face - the more he lies more crooked it gets
- George's ugly face - don't make me puke again.... please
- Ann Frank and the holocaust propaganda industry - the world has endured enough propaganda, now go away
- GM - when will they go away? When will the bailout at taxpayer's expense will end? Sell them to the Irish
- Jay Leno - nothing personal and we love you but please go away - go and tend to your antique cars or do something productive
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