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Pray for Peace
For anyone interested in learning more about the conflicts in the Middle East I recommend you check out this website and read the "The Origin of the Palestine-Israel Conflict". It is very interesting to learn the history of the region without the veil of American media. Take the time to learn what is really the driving force behind the conflicts.
Pray that our government becomes enlightened enough to stop spreading hatred and war under the guise of democracy.
Israel bombing Lebanon and putting ground troops there is being portayed in our American media as a defensive move when occupying foreign territory is clearly an agressive move. And the way the Senate steamrolled the legislation "(H.Res. 922)" to provide the image of support for Israel's attack on Lebanon is sickening and makes me ill to call my self a Democrat when they so quickly toed the line for the Republican party. When Israel says, "Jump!", our American government says, "How high?"
Check out "Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land"
"Summary:
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others--work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.
Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied terrorities appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. The documentary also explores the ways that U.S. journalists, for reasons ranging from intimidation to a lack of thorough investigation, have become complicit in carrying out Israel's PR campaign. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism, and the relationship between media and politics." ¶ 7/22/2006 10:37:00 AM 0 comments
Pray that our government becomes enlightened enough to stop spreading hatred and war under the guise of democracy.
Israel bombing Lebanon and putting ground troops there is being portayed in our American media as a defensive move when occupying foreign territory is clearly an agressive move. And the way the Senate steamrolled the legislation "(H.Res. 922)" to provide the image of support for Israel's attack on Lebanon is sickening and makes me ill to call my self a Democrat when they so quickly toed the line for the Republican party. When Israel says, "Jump!", our American government says, "How high?"
Check out "Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land"
"Summary:
Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others--work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported.
Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied terrorities appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. The documentary also explores the ways that U.S. journalists, for reasons ranging from intimidation to a lack of thorough investigation, have become complicit in carrying out Israel's PR campaign. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism, and the relationship between media and politics." ¶ 7/22/2006 10:37:00 AM 0 comments