to end Media Censorship in the USA

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to end Media Censorship in the USA

 

Below is taken from an e-mail I sent some of my friends from my other

account:

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Hello everyone,

 

I have started a to end media censorship. I hope to

e-mail you formal invitations shortly. You are a group of about 12

people who I believe at some point expressed similar views, indicated

that you are not afraid to discuss politics, or that you appreciated

my ideas. I use BCC as much as I can to protect people's privacy,

even though every once and a while, I have forgotten to do this. As

far as I'm concerned, my e-mail is public as long as it doesn't get

sent to spammers and corporations.

 

The URL is here:

 

end_media_censorship/

 

In order to join, I believe that you have to have a ID. Even if

joining a doesn't justify getting a ID, I recommend

getting one for the sake of shopping online, because really is a

good way to shop online.

 

Okay, let's get down and dirty! My reasoning is very simple. I

believe that the Downing Street Memo proves that the CIA was ordered

by members of the Bush Adminstration to say that Iraq had mass

destroying weapons (WMDs). This story was completely ignored by the

mainstream press. Those who have read the memo believe that this is

an impeachable offense.

 

My question is how can anyone in their right mind trust media

organizations that ignore an impeachable offense? If your President

committed an impeachable offense, wouldn't you want to know?

 

How are we ever going to be able to get the public to act an important

issues, if the public is not aware of important issues, due to the

failure of the mainstream press?

 

I don't see how it is possible. And just because they cover the

filibuster debate, and John Bolton, doesn't get the media off the

hook. Do you have any idea of some of the things that Bolton said?

I'll bet you my life that you don't.

 

" ...there is no United Nations... " " the mindless creation of the

United Nations... " " The United States makes the UN work when it wants

to work. "

 

He said all that. I have a video of him saying that. He basically

says that the only thing the UN is good for is being a slave for the

United States, and since Bolton is a neocon, that essentially

translates to saying that the UN should only work for neocons, and no

one else.

 

How can any non-neocon rational human being think for a moment that

this arrogant moron is qualified to be UN ambassador?

 

The problem is that because of media censorship, the mainstream public

will never truly have a chance to answer that question. The only

thing they probably know is that Democrats don't like him.

 

Okay, if I sent you an e-mail every time the Bush Administration was

up to no good, your e-mails would start bouncing. The Democrats have

been running on single issues for quite some time, and THEY HAVE BEEN

LOSING. We have been playing the game of stop this, stop that, save

this, and save that, and it simply isn't working. WE NEED OFFENSE.

We need to start attacking. Think of it like a war or a game of

chess. The media is one of the next targets of the neocons. We have

to break the media before the neocons take it over.

 

Let me give you an example of what the government is doing to the

media. Newsweek printed a story about some of the atrocities that

have been going on at Guantanamo Bay. This is basically OLD news.

Before they printed the story, the Pentagon told them it was okay.

Then the riots in Afghanistan broke out because of these atrocities.

Then the pentagon flip flops and makes Newsweek take back its story.

 

Here are the things to consider:

 

The Newsweek story was true. A minority of the atrocities that the

Bush Administration has committed have become public knowledge, and

have somehow managed not to significantly hurt the Bush administration

or significantly impact world opinion toward the Bush administration.

But the pentagon guessed wrong, and what does the Bush administration

do when they are threatened by the media? You guessed it. MEDIA

CENSORSHIP. Instead of blaming the military, and instead of blaming

people in Afghanistan, they blame the media, possibly expanding their

means to force the mainstream press into printing news that is Bush

friendly.

 

I don't have the time to e-mail you every time the Bush administration

commits a censored atrocity, or every time there's some kind of online

petition, and I don't believe that you have the time to deal with it

either.

 

I want to focus primarily on ending media censorship by any means

necessary. Organized protests through MoveOn.org is my preferred

means. If we succeed in media reform, we will have the public's ear,

and Bush, the neocons, and the Republicans will not be able to get

away with what they've been getting away with for over 10 years. If

the battle to take back the USA is a game of chess, the next move is

to take one of the opponents most important pieces, which is the

mainstream press.

 

I am going to cut back significantly on my political e-mails, and

focus more on my . I hope you take initiative and join me,

even if you never post. The sheer number of members will help my

group to grow.

 

Please forward this e-mail.

 

Thank you!

 

Daniel