Friday, October 12, 2007
Media Objectivity, Perspective, and Allegiances in Iraq
"...American soldiers today killed...innocent..."
"...American marines today killed...innocent..."
"...An American military contractor today killed...innocent..."
"A bomb randomly just kind of happened in association with a suicide in a market square today. The person committing suicide may have been a militant insurgent resister. The one hundred or so people killed by the random (sometimes these things just happen) bombing may have been innocent – but no need to really say that. The bomber apparently belonged to no particular organization, religion, or philosophy and seemed to harbor no ill will toward anyone. Ultimately it was a mere suicide coinciding with a random ambiguous bombing... Meanwhile...American soldiers today killed...innocent..."
note: This is still a relatively dormant blog but occasionally when I have the time I'll put up a brief post.
