Comments on: Five Years of the War in Iraq: Where’s the Media Coverage? http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/ As The Media Watches The World, We Watch The Media Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:13:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: justin http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-13485 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:37:29 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-13485 my name is justin im going there next month and im force to go my dad making me go my name is justin im going there next month and im force to go my dad making me go

]]> by: Tess http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-13434 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:14:21 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-13434 Where's the coverage? Well seems the media prefers to "embed" in the presidential campaigns than in Iraq. Seems the American people believe that a new President will poof! cause the War to go away during the swearing-in ceremony. And it seems that we, the people, are more freaked out about losing our homes, paying for groceries, facing increasing healthcare costs. . . than about people dying in a war zone half-way across the world. In short, it's not that we don't care - but we have no more energy for it. And the media is reflecting our malaise. This doesn't stop the dying of course - but since we've never really been exposed to the endless caskets being flown home, dying in war is merely a snapshot on our visual and emotional horizons. Where’s the coverage? Well seems the media prefers to “embed” in the presidential campaigns than in Iraq. Seems the American people believe that a new President will poof! cause the War to go away during the swearing-in ceremony. And it seems that we, the people, are more freaked out about losing our homes, paying for groceries, facing increasing healthcare costs. . . than about people dying in a war zone half-way across the world. In short, it’s not that we don’t care - but we have no more energy for it. And the media is reflecting our malaise. This doesn’t stop the dying of course - but since we’ve never really been exposed to the endless caskets being flown home, dying in war is merely a snapshot on our visual and emotional horizons.

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]]> by: Dave Kisor http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12955 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:22:57 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12955 The official number of American war dead only covers those who died in theatre, not those who died as a direct result of having been there. It's not just the Veteran and Service Member suicides. There was a Marine Major who died of a heart attack 2 weeks after he got back stateside. Everybody who knew him said the stress eventually killed him, but since our government is so cheap, his wife only got a 1 time death gratuity instead of his retirement because they said it wasn't combat related. Talk about a shafting and there have been other incidences like that. What about that Army Master Sergeant who was retiring, got stop lossed, sent to Iraq and shipped home in a box. They didn't have to retire him and his widow got shafted, just like the Major's widow. This regime doesn't care about anything but themselves and their contractor buddies. The official number of American war dead only covers those who died in theatre, not those who died as a direct result of having been there. It’s not just the Veteran and Service Member suicides. There was a Marine Major who died of a heart attack 2 weeks after he got back stateside. Everybody who knew him said the stress eventually killed him, but since our government is so cheap, his wife only got a 1 time death gratuity instead of his retirement because they said it wasn’t combat related. Talk about a shafting and there have been other incidences like that. What about that Army Master Sergeant who was retiring, got stop lossed, sent to Iraq and shipped home in a box. They didn’t have to retire him and his widow got shafted, just like the Major’s widow. This regime doesn’t care about anything but themselves and their contractor buddies.

]]> by: c.j.grundstrom http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12846 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:04:30 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12846 WE CANNOT SWEEP THIS RECKLESS TRAGEDY UNDER THE RUG. WE AS A NATION NEED TO SEE THE TRAGEDY AND WANTON BRUTALITY WE AS A NATION ARE PERPETRATING ON INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF OUR DELUSIONARY "MISSION" BY A CORRUPT CRIMINAL COUNTERFEIT ADMINISTRATION. WE CANNOT SWEEP THIS RECKLESS TRAGEDY UNDER THE RUG. WE AS A NATION NEED TO SEE THE TRAGEDY AND WANTON BRUTALITY WE AS A NATION ARE PERPETRATING ON INNOCENT PEOPLE IN THE NAME OF OUR DELUSIONARY “MISSION” BY A CORRUPT CRIMINAL COUNTERFEIT ADMINISTRATION.

]]> by: Cord;ey Coit http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12831 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:47:29 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12831 If each day four Americans would be killed plus fifty or sixty Iraqis dfor five years the world would rise up and drag the culprit into court and punish them. That would be called mass murder. If we complain about the murdering we are made suspects. Men like the blood crazed veep or butchers in uniform dare to call us subversive and the killing goes on each body costing america millions and bringing nothing but shame and guilt. Remember the Germans had collective guilt and the Russian reduced half of Germany to rubble with our blessing. What ought to be the punishment for America? If each day four Americans would be killed plus fifty or sixty Iraqis dfor five years the world would rise up and drag the culprit into court and punish them.
That would be called mass murder. If we complain about the murdering we are made suspects. Men like the blood crazed veep or butchers in uniform dare to call us subversive and the killing goes on each body costing america millions and bringing nothing but shame and guilt. Remember the Germans had collective guilt and the Russian reduced half of Germany to rubble with our blessing.
What ought to be the punishment for America?

]]> by: Brad http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12821 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:52:56 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12821 I hear (almost constantly) the question (and complaint) "where's the war coverage?"... It would seem to me that if America truly wanted it, like any product (in a capitalist society) it would sell, and someone would make lots of money on it. Or someone with lots of money would make lots more on it..... Perhaps Americans actually have become a nation of Ostrichs. Wasn't Bush's mom quoted as asking the question: "Why she should trouble her beautiful mind over such horrible depressing thoughts" or some such thing, when asked about Iraq? That seems to be the attitude of the people. I am quite sure that the very few news sources that have reported on the war (and there are at least a couple out there - even if they are more fringe than mainstream) would expand exponentially almost overnight! This would happen at the EXPENSE of the mainstream news. But it has not... NOW ASK WHY. This same attitude or thinking is behind the explosive growth of end - timer thinking as well. Come up with an antidote to that... and you will have solved a tidal wave of problems. I hear (almost constantly) the question (and complaint) “where’s the war coverage?”… It would seem to me that if America truly wanted it, like any product (in a capitalist society) it would sell, and someone would make lots of money on it. Or someone with lots of money would make lots more on it…..

Perhaps Americans actually have become a nation of Ostrichs. Wasn’t Bush’s mom quoted as asking the question: “Why she should trouble her beautiful mind over such horrible depressing thoughts” or some such thing, when asked about Iraq?

That seems to be the attitude of the people. I am quite sure that the very few news sources that have reported on the war (and there are at least a couple out there - even if they are more fringe than mainstream) would expand exponentially almost overnight! This would happen at the EXPENSE of the mainstream news. But it has not… NOW ASK WHY. This same attitude or thinking is behind the explosive growth of end - timer thinking as well. Come up with an antidote to that… and you will have solved a tidal wave of problems.

]]> by: billy rainbow http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12806 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:07:20 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12806 The American people are party to a gross criminal act in Iraq. They need to be kept keenly aware of what is happening there. Then, perhaps eventually they will do something about it. Impeaching George Bush, Dick Cheney, and anyone impeachable who supports them would be a good start. After that, they, and the business leaders they serve, can be sent to international criminal court to stand trial for war crimes and gross crimes against humanity. The American people are party to a gross criminal act in Iraq. They need to be kept keenly aware of what is happening there. Then, perhaps eventually they will do something about it. Impeaching George Bush, Dick Cheney, and anyone impeachable who supports them would be a good start. After that, they, and the business leaders they serve, can be sent to international criminal court to stand trial for war crimes and gross crimes against humanity.

]]> by: JoeC http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12774 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:07:54 +0000 http://www.mediachannel.org/wordpress/2008/03/20/five-years-of-the-war-in-iraq-wheres-the-media-coverage/#comment-12774 Bush and the corporate-owned media are like belligerent drunk friends who keep convincing us to let them take the wheel while our vehicle is going 90-to-nothing...and even though our automobile is almost totalled, and the remains of thousands of victims are splattered on the hood and windshield, we passengers just can't quite find the guts to take the wheel back... Bush and the corporate-owned media are like belligerent drunk friends who keep convincing us to let them take the wheel while our vehicle is going 90-to-nothing…and even though our automobile is almost totalled, and the remains of thousands of victims are splattered on the hood and windshield, we passengers just can’t quite find the guts to take the wheel back…

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