THE PROPAGANDA ISSUE VOLUME ONE, NUMBER ONE
ENEMY OF THE STATE
by Malik Isasis
Who’s Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf? Mr. al-Sahhaf was the Information Minister of Iraq, who upon the invasion by United States’ forces said, "The infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad…as our leader Saddam Hussein said, 'God is grilling their stomachs in hell.'" Al-Sahhaf was saying this even as U.S. troops were storming a palace of Hussein’s. The corporate media had become fascinated by al-Sahhaf’s refusal to acknowledge the reality of the situation and named him “Baghdad Bob” a somewhat racist euphemism to bolster their false sense of superiority. But before Mr. Baghdad Bob disappeared into obscurity he said, "This invasion will end in failure."
Who’s Baghdad Bob Now?
Five years later? A million dead Iraqis, five million displaced Iraqis, four thousand dead U.S. soldiers, a $6-9 billion per month cost; Recession: Priceless.
“One day, people will look back at this moment in history and say, ‘Thank God there were courageous people willing to serve because they laid the foundation for peace for generations to come,’ “ Bush said at the State Department after a two-hour briefing on U.S. diplomatic strategy around the world.
“I think actually the spending in the war might help with jobs...because we're buying equipment, and people are working. I think this economy is down because we built too many houses and the economy's adjusting.”
"The battle in Iraq is noble, it is necessary, and it is just. And with your courage the battle in Iraq will end in victory,"
Hmm. I wonder why the corporate media hasn’t given Incurious George a cute euphemism? It seems whatever falls out of Incurious George’s mouth, belongs in a toilet bowl. In spite of reality—like the recession, failure of two occupations, the plummeting dollar and the national debt, the corporate media has allowed Incurious George and his playmates to skip along on their yellow brick road throwing eggs at America’s window.
FOX NEWS and their Parrots
Fox News manufactured the Jeremiah Wright story in the middle of a recession, failure in Iraq and Afghanistan, the national debt, government-sponsored torture and domestic spying, and planned attacks on Iran as a distraction, as well as to sink Barack Obama’s candidacy. Lacking imagination, the other outlets such ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN began to parrot Fox News’ theme. Making the comments of a Chicago pastor the center of the world for weeks, while the Middle East burns, by a fire set mostly by Incurious George and his playmates.
The corporate media demanded Obama repudiate his Spiritual mentor, after Obama had done so, they criticized him for not throwing him under the bus.
When Incurious George stood by Michael Brown during the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the corporate media gave Bush a pass on his loyalty the days following. When Brown finally was forced to resign, he was given a job as a FEMA consultant; when it came to the fore that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had illegally used the so-called USA Patriot Act to gather personal information on US citizens, Incurious George was given another pass; Attorney General Alberto Gonzales help Incurious George usher in torture, domestic spying without warrants, ending Habeas Corpus as we know it, and when Gonzales fired 8 Federal Prosecutors for political reasons. The media didn’t bat an eye. Then there is Scooby Libby, who ousted a C.I.A agent and was convicted on obstruction and sentenced to 30 months, when Incurious George commuted Libby’s sentence, the corporate media gave Incurious George, yet another pass.
The corporate shills lauded Bush for standing by his playmates and credited him for strength and courage, often saying that he was loyal to a fault (see here).
Cute, right?
Enemy of the State
Corporate media has fooled the populace for the most part in believing that they have choices and voices with gimmicks such as voting via the email on phony questions, non-sensical polling, variety of news channels and slogans that say “Fair and Balance”.
Over the past 8 years the corporate media has allowed Bush to rape the Middle East, and we were even witnesses to our very own raping while the corporate media turned their heads, and whistled to cover the screams. Instead of challenging Incurious George and his fanatical delusions, they went along with them like Baghdad Bob went along with his delusions, but the corporate media heads are so far up their asses that they don’t realize the irony. They’ve become political tools used to intellectually disarm the American people to keep us docile, ignorant and loyal consumers. As long as they have us believing that we have consumer choices rather than political ones, their parent companies can continue to act as a shadow branch of the government creating more wars, prisons, private militaries, unnecessary pharmaceuticals, weapons of mass destruction and debt.
The corporate media has become the Enemy from within, an Enemy of the State who no longer serves the interest of the people, but the interests of branding its products to sell to a docile and stupefied consumer.
We are not consumers.
We are citizens.
ENEMY OF THE STATE
by Malik Isasis
Who’s Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf? Mr. al-Sahhaf was the Information Minister of Iraq, who upon the invasion by United States’ forces said, "The infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad…as our leader Saddam Hussein said, 'God is grilling their stomachs in hell.'" Al-Sahhaf was saying this even as U.S. troops were storming a palace of Hussein’s. The corporate media had become fascinated by al-Sahhaf’s refusal to acknowledge the reality of the situation and named him “Baghdad Bob” a somewhat racist euphemism to bolster their false sense of superiority. But before Mr. Baghdad Bob disappeared into obscurity he said, "This invasion will end in failure."
Who’s Baghdad Bob Now?
Five years later? A million dead Iraqis, five million displaced Iraqis, four thousand dead U.S. soldiers, a $6-9 billion per month cost; Recession: Priceless.
“One day, people will look back at this moment in history and say, ‘Thank God there were courageous people willing to serve because they laid the foundation for peace for generations to come,’ “ Bush said at the State Department after a two-hour briefing on U.S. diplomatic strategy around the world.
“I think actually the spending in the war might help with jobs...because we're buying equipment, and people are working. I think this economy is down because we built too many houses and the economy's adjusting.”
"The battle in Iraq is noble, it is necessary, and it is just. And with your courage the battle in Iraq will end in victory,"
Hmm. I wonder why the corporate media hasn’t given Incurious George a cute euphemism? It seems whatever falls out of Incurious George’s mouth, belongs in a toilet bowl. In spite of reality—like the recession, failure of two occupations, the plummeting dollar and the national debt, the corporate media has allowed Incurious George and his playmates to skip along on their yellow brick road throwing eggs at America’s window.
FOX NEWS and their Parrots
Fox News manufactured the Jeremiah Wright story in the middle of a recession, failure in Iraq and Afghanistan, the national debt, government-sponsored torture and domestic spying, and planned attacks on Iran as a distraction, as well as to sink Barack Obama’s candidacy. Lacking imagination, the other outlets such ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, and CNN began to parrot Fox News’ theme. Making the comments of a Chicago pastor the center of the world for weeks, while the Middle East burns, by a fire set mostly by Incurious George and his playmates.
The corporate media demanded Obama repudiate his Spiritual mentor, after Obama had done so, they criticized him for not throwing him under the bus.
When Incurious George stood by Michael Brown during the Hurricane Katrina disaster, the corporate media gave Bush a pass on his loyalty the days following. When Brown finally was forced to resign, he was given a job as a FEMA consultant; when it came to the fore that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales had illegally used the so-called USA Patriot Act to gather personal information on US citizens, Incurious George was given another pass; Attorney General Alberto Gonzales help Incurious George usher in torture, domestic spying without warrants, ending Habeas Corpus as we know it, and when Gonzales fired 8 Federal Prosecutors for political reasons. The media didn’t bat an eye. Then there is Scooby Libby, who ousted a C.I.A agent and was convicted on obstruction and sentenced to 30 months, when Incurious George commuted Libby’s sentence, the corporate media gave Incurious George, yet another pass.
The corporate shills lauded Bush for standing by his playmates and credited him for strength and courage, often saying that he was loyal to a fault (see here).
Cute, right?
Enemy of the State
Corporate media has fooled the populace for the most part in believing that they have choices and voices with gimmicks such as voting via the email on phony questions, non-sensical polling, variety of news channels and slogans that say “Fair and Balance”.
Over the past 8 years the corporate media has allowed Bush to rape the Middle East, and we were even witnesses to our very own raping while the corporate media turned their heads, and whistled to cover the screams. Instead of challenging Incurious George and his fanatical delusions, they went along with them like Baghdad Bob went along with his delusions, but the corporate media heads are so far up their asses that they don’t realize the irony. They’ve become political tools used to intellectually disarm the American people to keep us docile, ignorant and loyal consumers. As long as they have us believing that we have consumer choices rather than political ones, their parent companies can continue to act as a shadow branch of the government creating more wars, prisons, private militaries, unnecessary pharmaceuticals, weapons of mass destruction and debt.
The corporate media has become the Enemy from within, an Enemy of the State who no longer serves the interest of the people, but the interests of branding its products to sell to a docile and stupefied consumer.
We are not consumers.
We are citizens.
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