No wonder US foreign policy is viewed with such contempt around the world. Iraq is in chaos and the Middle East remains unstable. But from the comfort of the White House: “From a political perspective, it’s been a good week for [Obama]… — but more importantly, it’s been a very good week for America’s national security… —…
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AP knows the Iraq war is far from over
Here’s the Associated Press standard’s editor Tom Kent with a message to his staff that should be heard by all corporate media: From: Kent, Tom Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 5:30 PM Subject: Standards Center guidance: The situation in Iraq Colleagues, Many AP staffers are producing content that refers to the situation in Iraq. It…
Briefly hearing what real Iraqis feel and fear
New York Times report on Iraq that actually features the voices of Iraqis:
Iraqi corpses will always haunt the war backers
Jeremy Scahill on MSNBC slams Republicans and Democrats who dare to claim “victory” in Iraq: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Reporters embedded into the war architecture
Vaughan Smith, founder of London’s Frontline Club, writes that the process of embedding journalists in the military machine (especially in Afghanistan) is increasing the chances of the next war: So-called “embedding”, the term for the practice by which journalists have been allowed to accompany allied troops in the Iraq and Afghan wars, is not just…
Rupert says Iraq war is bloody wonderful
Our favourite Murdoch war booster, Greg Sheridan, in today’s Australian: Iraq is starting to look as though it may turn out to be a great, historic American success.
Iraqis do exist in the thoughts of Times journalist
Here’s that rare thing; a Western reporter, New York Times‘ James Glanz, writing about working with Iraqis in the war-torn country and the ultimate price many have paid. A beautifully moving piece of work: On my last afternoon in Iraq, in December 2008, I drove to a graveyard in Baghdad to have a conversation with…
Blair incapable of seeing Iraqi blood on his hands, feet and head
Before the nauseating amount of information about Tony Blair’s memoir hits the media – oooh Tony, you are so brave, so many wars to your name – here’s the New Statesman brilliantly debunking the book’s section on Iraq.
MSM can barely focus on Iraqis for too long
So America is “leaving” Iraq. Fat chance but for the briefest of moments in the mainstream media Iraqis are asked what they think of the development. Here, here and here. OK, that’s enough. Back to normal programming (aka American generals and embedded Western journalists in the Green Zone).
Obama hearts Bush over Iraq and group hugs all around
If it wasn’t clear enough how similar Barack Obama is to George W. Bush in terms of prosecuting the “war on terror”, Obama’s speech today about the “end” of the Iraq war takes the cake: