Thursday, December 01, 2005

Iraq Papers Printing Military Stories

I think we all know about the story being put out that the military paid Iraqi papers to print stories. This is being reported in several papers but the original story was broke by LA Times. So we all know about how truthful that paper can be given the debunking I showed earlier. But lets say its true, cause it probably is. But so what? I mean is this really a bad thing, or something that should be stopped? For the life of me i can't see why. You have many Iraqi new agencies, example Al Jeezera, that do all they can to show the US in a bad light. That is not even limited to the truth and spinning but will print completely unsubstantiated rumors and sometimes even outright lies. Insurgents get massive media coverage whenever there is a beheading or kidnapping. During these times, the insurgents will tell as many lies as they can against the US troops. Given this, wouldn't it be irresponsible for the US military to NOT get involved in the media and making sure the other side is told. The LA Times even says that the stories are factual but they complain they are not one sided. ONE SIDED!?!?! What are they supposed to do, claim that the IED that blew up 6 Iraqi people on a bus was deserved? What other side is there to present? And speaking of which, perhaps the LA Times and other should practice what they preach. Let me see an article from the LA Times that talks about the great things the US military is doing. Or talking about the new schools going up. I mean, look at my link to the Army Corps of Engineers and just talk about some of that. I mean it is for our national security.

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