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Biased Reporting Of The Iraq War

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The war in Iraq has cost the U.S. almost $400 billion and would total almost a $666 billion even if all U.S. troops were withdrawn by the end of 2009.


Every newspaper and every television commentator has a right to criticize any aspect of the war in Iraq or anywhere else. But when they claim to be reporting the news, that does not mean filtering them out. '
By Citizen Correspondent Thomas Sowell , U.S.A.
Date Posted: 07/14/06
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Media are hypocrites in coverage of Iraq War. The same newspapers and television news programs that are constantly reminding us some people under indictment "are innocent until proven guilty" are nevertheless hyping the story of American troops accused of rape in Iraq, day in and day out, even though these troops have yet to be proven guilty of anything. What about all the civilian rapes that are charged -- and even proven -- in the United States? None of them gets this 24/7 coverage in the mainstream media. Unfortunately, this is not an isolated example of media hype of unproven charges against American troops. While military action was still raging in the early days of the Iraq War, there was media condemnation of our troops for not adequately protecting an Iraqi museum from which various items were missing.

When the smoke of the Iraq battle cleared, it turned out members of the museum staff had hidden these items for safekeeping during the fighting.

None of the brutal beheadings of innocent hostages taken by terrorists in Iraq -- and videotaped for distribution throughout the Middle East -- has aroused half the outrage in the mainstream media as unsubstantiated charges made by terrorists imprisoned in Guantanamo.

Nor have most of the media become any more skeptical about charges made by these cutthroats in Guantanamo after the claim copies of the Quran had been flushed down the toilet at that prison turned out to be a lie.

These are the same liberal media people who claim to be "honoring our troops" when they hype every casualty and make a big production of each landmark death, such as the 1,000th American killed in Iraq and then the 2,000th.

They may well be disappointed if we don't reach the 3,000th American death, since the terrorists have shifted their attacks and now target primarily Iraqi civilians.

We all need to understand the fraudulence of the claim these media liberals who have been against the military for decades and who have missed no opportunity to smear the military in Iraq are now in the forefront of "honoring" our troops by rubbing our noses in their deaths, day in and day out.

Troops who have won medals for bravery in battle -- including one soldier who won a Congressional Medal of Honor at the cost of his life -- go unmentioned in most of the mainstream media that is focused on our troops as casualties they can exploit.

Every newspaper and every television commentator has a right to criticize any aspect of the war in Iraq or anywhere else.


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Alas, if the media in

By Richard Day Gore, December 7, 2006 at 12:21

Alas, if the media in general was truly, honestly "fair and balanced" would anybody pay attention? Unfortunately peace, happiness and good work don't rate as high as muckraking and violence (and, of course, Britney) in the media feeder/consumer symbiosis. Accused soldiers should be afforded the same rights and presumptions as anyone else. But that just wouldn't be as "newsworthy" as a good old fashioned scandal.

Richard Day Gore

Re: Biased Reporting Of The Iraq War

By Liz, January 8, 2008 at 11:23

Thank you!! I get so sick of people buying into the propaganda of the other side. This article was so refreshing to read. I hope we hear more from you, Professor.

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