Control of the Media

Dan Rather's parting words upon the announcement of his departure from CBS.

"Too much is made of anchors and their personalities, their ups and downs. The larger issues -- the role of a free press and of honest, real news in a democracy, the role of technology in supporting a free press, the "corporatization" of news and its effects on news content -- all deserve more attention, more discussion and more passionate debate.

Dan Rather
Source: CNN

Control of the media is here. It is all around us. There is a machine feeding only that information which is consistent with maintaining control over and molding the general public's understanding of the world around them.

Originally, news outlets served as sources of information and events, based on facts, investigative in their nature. Now, it is more entertainment and spin than news.

Dissemination of misinformation as fact, to conceal the reality that would otherwise stir the populace into questioning the credibility and capability of their leaders, is the modus operandi of the major media outlets today. Relegating important topics to 15-30 second snippets, instead of the comprehensive analysis deserved, does not serve the public interest. On the contrary, the interests being served are those of the corporations, leaders, and financial stakeholders who would benefit from keeping the real news hidden and any mention of it minimized and lumped in with all the other 15-30 second snippets.

We are all running out of time. As it stands, the only place where real news, researched and presented in all its detail by first-hand accounts, can be found is the internet, specifically on independent, alternative news sites. It is only a matter of time before those outlets are either compromised or shut down.

Those in positions to reach an audience and have any sense of responbility to their profession, families, and communities, to let the truth be known, must speak out before it is too late.

Those who find the courage to act based on conscience, knowing what they are being told is not the truth and is resulting in the deaths of many innocent men, women, and children by the continued utterance of the lies, must act out before it is too late.

Speak out, act out, reach out...


Tagged: Censorship, Current Affairs, Media, News, News and Politics, Opinion, Politics.

Killers

Killers...

There is no other word to describe the Israeli military and their leadership.

As if Friday's killing of a family during a beach outing isn't enough. Five members of the family gone in the blink of an eye. Today, eight innocent civilians are slaughtered in an attempt to kill one "militant".

And people wonder why the Palestinians are so God-damned pissed!

One alternative news site puts it out there very plainly:

There is only one word for the actions of the Israeli government and military towards the Palestinian people - slow and steady Genocide.

Ordinary Jews are not to blame for this. The responsibility lies with the small number of psychopathic Israeli right-wing "Zionist" leaders who, we can only assume, actually enjoy the sight of dismembered Palestinian children.
Signs of the Times

Where is the outrage? Condemnations of Israel's actions are nowhere to be found. Today's Washington Post article, "Israeli Airstrike Kills 10 Palestinians", attempts to present a balanced set of positions, but falls pathetically short of taking on the elephant sitting in the room which is the continued Israeli abuse of Palestinian human rights.

A Cabinet minister from Hamas, Yousef Rizka, condemned what he called "the continuous series of Israeli massacres of our Palestinian people."

"I call on the international community to immediately intervene to protect the Palestinian people from the increasing aggression of the Israeli occupation army, which will definitely provoke a response that will engage the entire region," Rizka said.
Washington Post

Israel's reprehensible actions will continue to go unpunished. All the while, innocent men, women, and children continue to die.

Israel is a terrorist state. The only reason no one has gone after her... the United States' unwavering support. Unfortunately for all of us hoping to see America returned to her glorious image of a land of freedom and defender of the innocent, we will likely see her fall to the same abyss as has Israel and join her as another terrorist state.

Tagged: Current Affairs, Israel, News, News and Politics, Opinion, Politics, Terrorism, Zionists.