Posted on March 8, 2009 by under-covered
This is not surprising or revelatory — it’s actually old news — but it’s sort of cathartic to see Murdoch admit that he “tried” to “make a difference” in the aftermath of 9/11 by having his papers and television stations cover the lead up to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in a pro-war manner.
Of course, [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2009 by under-covered
All is not well. Business as usual is not ‘okay.’ But you can’t very well just get up and say it with your cohorts in the street. No, because that would be illegal.
Naomi Wolf gave a succinct explanation about this during her January 16 talk at Hudson Union Society in New York City. Basically, the [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2009 by under-covered
By Candice Novak
The pillaging of Iraq’s cultural and historical establishments during the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of that country has been well-documented.
Because these facts are so easily accessible, it is astounding that a Time Magazine reporter could miss something so obvious in a story about — you guessed, looting art in Iraq. It’s not some [...]
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