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Author | Topic: Fox news must die, CNN too | |||||||||||||||||||||
nator Member (Idle past 2195 days) Posts: 12961 From: Ann Arbor Joined: |
Fox news keeps referring to the insurgents in Iraq as "terrorists".
CNN just mentioned how Fallujah is "nearly free". ...if "occupied by foreign invaders" means "free".
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helena  Suspended Member (Idle past 5870 days) Posts: 80 Joined: |
I must agree... This has been a pet peeve of mine since the uprising began. Many (if not most) news agencies here in central Europe (non-English speaking) use the terminology the US command uses in press conferences. So whenever there is a roadside bomb / improvised explosive device that kills or injures one or more soldiers, they talk about terrorists. Since when has attacking a military convoy by whatever means become an act of terrorism?
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arachnophilia Member (Idle past 1369 days) Posts: 9069 From: god's waiting room Joined: |
didn't you hear? the definitions of "war" and "terrorism" have been revised.
war is when you have a government and an army. terrorism is when you're fighting for your own land with whatever you have around.
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Coragyps Member (Idle past 760 days) Posts: 5553 From: Snyder, Texas, USA Joined: |
Similar to "battle" and "massacre" when speaking of fights between Native Americans and US troops back in the 1800's - a battle is when natives - men, women, or children - are killed. A massacre is where white folks, soldiers included, are the ones that die.
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berberry Inactive Member |
Watch MSNBC, or better yet NWI. I haven't heard either refer to the insurgents as terrorists; I most often hear the word 'rebels' used.
I could be wrong about MSNBC, but I don't think so unless we're talking about the opinion shows and not the straight news reporting. I certainly haven't heard this on NWI. Dog is my copilot.
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macaroniandcheese  Suspended Member (Idle past 3953 days) Posts: 4258 Joined: |
pretty much.
it's all about the evil other. people are such tools.
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1430 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
I noticed that too.
I also heard where they were saying that the reason they invaded Falluja was so that they could have elections ... ... and that they killed over 600 ... ... who can no longer vote? we are limited in our ability to understand by our ability to understand RebelAAmerican.Zen[Deist
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Verzem Inactive Member |
I need to check out MSNBC a bit more, I guess. But I will not watch FOX. I have in the past and felt like I was being spoon-fed nothing but propaganda. Comparatively, CNN seems fair and balanced to me.
Personally, I have taken exception to the media's choice of words ever since the massacre at Waco, Texas. If you'll all remember, the church grounds there were continually referred to as a "compound", insinuating something kind of military. Also, the people inside were never called Christians, they were nothing but "cultists". In short, we were programmed to be against them. It really sucked. It does now, too. Verzem
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berberry Inactive Member |
RAZD, have you noticed that we're not hearing anything specific about these upcoming "elections"? No talk of candidates or platforms, just a commitment to hold "elections".
As I recall, the Soviet Union used to hold "elections". Dog is my copilot.
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berberry Inactive Member |
MSNBC is my personal favorite of the American cable news networks. It's not perfect, but I don't see the bias I see at Fox News. CNN is less biased, but they seem too heavily influenced by Fox News.
Of the opinion shows, Olberman's Countdown is my favorite. Keith can be downright silly and ridiculous at times, but often his comments are dead-on and sometimes quite funny. For straight news reporting I don't think NWI can be beat. They give complete coverage of American news but they devote a significant portion of airtime to English-language versions of foreign news broadcasts and a good dose of in-depth reports on important stories around the world. Many of the stories they cover, particularly those from Africa and Asia, are completely ignored by American news broadcasters. Dog is my copilot.
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Itachi Uchiha Member (Idle past 5640 days) Posts: 272 From: mayaguez, Puerto RIco Joined: |
Still to this day im wondering what the hell does irak have to do with 9-11. Why didnt they attack saudi arabia. Almost all hijackers were saudis. I dont know people but i am totally against this whole invasion of irak thing. I wish i had a powerful army. Then i would go and free the USA from Bush
Ponlo todo en las manos de Dios y que se joda el mundo. El principio de la sabiduria es el temor a Jehova |
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bob_gray Member (Idle past 5039 days) Posts: 243 From: Virginia Joined: |
I found this website just this week. They have a compilation of news reports from countries in the Middle East. Some of the reports are from private news organizations and some are from government controlled outlets. It is a sobering look into how the rest of the world is getting their news about us without all the jingoism.
Link TV They have some nice archives here:
http://www.archive.org/movies/...{Shortened display form of URL, to restore page width to normal - AM} This message has been edited by Adminnemooseus, 11-13-2004 03:26 PM
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berberry Inactive Member |
To add to your point, Bob, there may still be many people who don't realize that Aljazeera now has a complete English-language news website. It's another great resource if you want to know what kind of news coverage Arabs are getting.
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Rrhain Member Posts: 6351 From: San Diego, CA, USA Joined: |
Verzem writes:
quote: Well, now, let's be honest. They did have a fairly large arsenal of weapons. Let's not forget that the reason the BATF was there was because of weapons charges. The Branch Davidians were a paramilitary group among other things.
quote: Again, let's be honest here. They were nothing like what most people would consider to be "Christian." When you have to have sex with the leader of the group, when they use a common pattern of isolation and propaganda, and when you are actively prevented from leaving, then the word "cult" does come to mind as a descriptor.
quote: Are you saying we should have been for the forced sexual molestation of children? That's what was going on. And the parents of the children were willing particpants in the rape of their children by Koresh. Does this mean everything that happened in Waco was justified? Of course not. I'm simply saying that it seems that you're trying to paint Koresh and the Davidians as more innocent than they were. Rrhain WWJD? JWRTFM!
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RAZD Member (Idle past 1430 days) Posts: 20714 From: the other end of the sidewalk Joined: |
umm
so did ... ... Saddam? we are limited in our ability to understand by our ability to understand RebelAAmerican.Zen[Deist
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