Internet as "Radio Free America"
Published February 16, 2004
When the history of the Iraq war is written, it will tell of two classes in America: those who bought the government's bullshit, and those who didn't.
As Eric Margolis recently pointed out, "During the Iraq war, the Internet became a sort of 'Radio Free America' that gave the lie to all the White House's war propaganda."
As a result, millions of Americans who availed themselves of the Internet knew before the war that there were no weapons of mass destruction, no Iraqi links to al-Quada, and little likelihood we would be greeted as liberators.
They were ignored.
The mass media, meanwhile, peddled infantile propaganda that many of them knew had to be false. On the Internet, the writings of Scott Ritter, and the nearly universal warnings about a post-war insurgency from foreign intelligence services, were widely available.
It's hard to avoid the conclusion that well-paid journalists like Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw knew they were peddling lies, and chose to do so anyway.
Margolis, a U.S. veteran who spent time undercover in the Soviet bloc during the Cold War, notes, as he has frequently, that large sections of the American media "increasingly resemble... the old, boot-licking Soviet press in the days of Leonid Brezhnev."
Can "Radio Free America" save the country from the oligarchic media?
- Internet as "Radio Free America"
- Published: February 16, 2004
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Truth is a powerful weapon
What is a person to do when the government and courts violate the law to protect themselves over the people. I volunteer so I gain nothing by helping this Madbury NH family.
When Madbury town selectmen can state in public and not deny under oath to using the courts and government power to seek personal revenge on other Madbury NH residents, something is wrong? To stop me from exposing these crimes against our Constitution the NH government and courts have taken my freedom before dropping the bogus charges, taken my VA medical to stop my free speech, had the State Police harass my family and my self at my home, harassed my wife in public at her work (Twice). I have over 50 thousand in fines and legal fees.
Governor Lynch sells me time to speak to him, takes my money and refuses. I run for state elected office and the newspapers censor my platform from the public. NH has blocked my contact with NH veterans council rep.
The Dover Fosters newspaper has the Lee police check me for suicide in Jan 07 to harass me. I file harassment charges with the Dover Police and nothing is done.
The list of crimes and harassment is to long to mention. The truth is so well documented it can not be covered up. Newspapers censoring to protect the powerful is a crime in it self. I volunteer my time to help people. I get nothing out of this but the pride of knowing I did what many U.S. Military Veterans give their lives for (Stand up for the People of the United States). We the people would think that some newspaper would want to tell it's readers.
I am not self destructive. I continue because I came back alive. I owe every veteran that gave their lives to protect and defend our constitution the honor not to stop no matter what our Government or newspapers do to me. Our Country comes first. I ask you to tell the United States the crimes that the NH government and courts do to a 100% service connected disabled veteran who's actions have violated no laws.
Peter Macdonald Sgt USMC Semper Fi
NH 03824
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Is the truth to much to print? "Truth is a powerful weapon"