Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The War You Don't See- a documentary by John Pilger

In this excellent film, Pilger delves into the media's influence on shaping the public's opinion on war from WWI to Afganistan......

"We journalists have to be brave enough to defy those who seek our collusion in selling their latest bloody adventure in someone else's country... That means always challenging the official story, however patriotic that story may appear, however seductive and insidious it is. For propaganda relies on us in the media to aim its deceptions not at a far away country but at you at home... In this age of endless imperial war, the lives of countless men, women and children depend on the truth or their blood is on us... Those whose job it is to keep the record straight ought to be the voice of people, not power." `John Pilger






5 comments:

  1. Chicken Shack calling Jersey,,,come in Jersey,,,over.

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  2. Mountain Goat to Jersey Girl .... repeat come in ....over

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  3. Hey John, Patrick, I'm here, just had a very nasty head cold the past week. Had to go back to work on Tuesday feeling like utter crap so I haven't had much energy left to read or write lately. I'm feeling better now thankfully.

    You two haven't been around much yourselves. Everything ok? I mean, besides busily preparing for the end of the world as we know it? The coming ice age is my newest obsession.

    Thanks for caring. I love you guys. Oh and Happy New Year! (she says tentatively)

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  4. Head Cold? Why not take CHEMTRIP, (Aluminum fluoride (anhydrous)). It relieves the sinuses of all drip, numbs sorethroats and dumbs you down so you forget that you have an infection.\\Side effects include reduced immunity, advanced cell death and coma.

    (see carnicom for details) :(

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  5. Hen fruit hawker to red hot cougar,,send egg recipes,, ova.

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