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The Heart of Journalistic Mythology
Paul Jay of the Real News Network talks about how the Canadian as well as US media gives the war machine in Afghanistan and Iraq carte blance and keeps people in the dark. At the same, this allows a kind of tyranny to take root with a society that still tends to believe it is free. The background is the reason for creating the Real News Network, to give people an alternative to … [Read more...] about The Heart of Journalistic Mythology
Amped Status Alternative News (from the News Dissector)- compiled from many sources on social justice, war, etc.
The Covert Origins of the Af-Pak War - The Road to World War III The bottom line is that we have entered a period of major wars over declining resources. The Af-Pak operations are only initial moves in an attempt to control the earth's remaining oil supply. -- Here's the latest excerpt from David DeGraw's new book, "The Road Through 2012: Revolution or World War III." … [Read more...] about Amped Status Alternative News (from the News Dissector)- compiled from many sources on social justice, war, etc.
Japanese News in English from Japan Press Service
Chair Shii Kazuo's speech at JCP's 87th anniversay Marx is Alive and Well interview with Fuwa Tetsuzo Public Assembly Commemorating JCP 86th Anniversary July 22, 2008 Those Who Stand for Social Justice and Reason Will Prevail in the Future Speech by SHII Kasuo, JCP Executive Committee Chair How Should Japan Fulfill Its International Responsibility … [Read more...] about Japanese News in English from Japan Press Service
The Afghan War, Past and Present (FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY IN REPORTING)
Media Advisory 10/8/10 This week, as the Afghan War entered its 10th year, there were the usual retrospectives in the media, as well as calls to rethink the war. What's striking, though, is how little thinking media did about the war in the first place. --Some pundits were calling for indiscriminate attacks before the Afghanistan War even started, as FAIR noted … [Read more...] about The Afghan War, Past and Present (FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY IN REPORTING)