Also, as far as North America is concerned, Chomsky's book, published in Britain, does not exist. No publisher in the US was willing to publish it. It is highly critical of US gov't policies. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Cruse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 9:07 AM Subject: Re: OT:FW: [globalnews] 100 jets join attack on Iraq
> > > > From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 06:58:56 -0400 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: OT:FW: [globalnews] 100 jets join attack on Iraq > > > >> The strike was reported on CNN the morning after it happened, though was not > >> a lot of discussion concerning it. Just another news item > >> > >> Don > > > > Thanks for this info, Don. > > > > Thats probably what we call 'a leak in the Matrix,' proof that we > > live in a free country where someone can actually post a story the > > Powers do not want to circulate before their management tells them > > that that story is not being covered. A similar story was the report > > of a 'terrorist' being shot outside of the World Trade Center the > > morning of Sept 11, hours before the attack. Although I talked to > > people who heard that broadcast, it's never been repeated to > > discussed to my knowledge since. -Allan > > > Allan, I rather doubt that there is an active system of news suppression in > the US. I think its more a question of editorial sensitivity as to what > their readers and listeners want to hear. > > For example, about six months back Noam Chomsky gave a lecture in Islamabad, > attended by some two-thousand Pakistanian intelligensia, In which he was > extremely critical of American foreign policy. There was a quite detailed > report on it carried on the news services at the time, but categorized as an > 'op Ed.' To my knowledge none of the major American networks picked up on > the story, so that as far as the US public was concerned it might just as > well not have happened. > > Don > > >
