Comments on: How Did We Start the Iraq War? Watch This

By: bmenezes

bmenezes — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:15:58 +0000

After Moyers, similar program on Friday For those who are interested, a good followup to the Moyers documentary will occur Friday when the non-profit group A Stamp Act (a Colorado small donor committee) presents the documentary "...and nothing but the truth" examining the role of the compliant media in advancing administration falsehoods leading to war in Iraq. The documentary produced and directed by Gabriele Zamparini and Lorenzo Meccoli includes commentary by historians and reporters such as Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal, Amy Goodman, Howard Zinn, the BBC's Gred Palast and others.

The documentary will be shown at 7 p.m. this Friday, April 27, at the Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant Street (in the Sherman School). Following the screening will be a refreshment break followed by a discussion that I will moderate.

All are welcome!

Bill Menezes

Editorial Director

Colorado Media Matters

By: Leslie Robinson

Leslie Robinson — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:52:54 +0000

Sheep Led to Slaughter Remember FOX's or CNN's musical drumbeat intro to their stories leading up to the Iraq War? What an incredible propaganda machine led by the Bush Administration and the media. Anyone searching beyond the CNN's, Washington Post, etc on the Internet for news didn't have much problem finding news sources that showed Saddam was more wind that WMP's. With Sept. 11th, 2001 firmly seared in Americans' memories, any hint that Saddam was not connected to the terrorists was basically unpatriotic or radically liberal.

Although Bush's popularity numbers had soared during 9/11, they had begun to sag again soon afterwards and the 2004 elections were around the corner. Karl Rove looked at history: the American people never failed to re-elect a president during the times of war. It proved to be true again.

By: Leslie Robinson

Leslie Robinson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Sheep Led to Slaughter Remember FOX’s or CNN’s musical drumbeat intro to their stories leading up to the Iraq War? What an incredible propaganda machine led by the Bush Administration and the media. Anyone searching beyond the CNN’s, Washington Post, etc on the Internet for news didn’t have much problem finding news sources that showed Saddam was more wind that WMP’s. With Sept. 11th, 2001 firmly seared in Americans’ memories, any hint that Saddam was not connected to the terrorists was basically unpatriotic or radically liberal.

Although Bush’s popularity numbers had soared during 9/11, they had begun to sag again soon afterwards and the 2004 elections were around the corner. Karl Rove looked at history: the American people never failed to re-elect a president during the times of war. It proved to be true again.

By: bmenezes

bmenezes — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

All are welcome!

Bill Menezes
Editorial Director
Colorado Media Matters