"The Lying Media And the 'War on Terror'"

The above title is from a blog post. It is one of the most sufficient and insightful writings I have ever read about why we even have a so-called 'War on Terror' and how the American media is doing a disservice in not explaining to the American people what the real problem is, and obscuring it intentionally. Not allowing Americans to find out the truth. But instead painting a picture of some freedom hating terrorists all in the name of continuing to propagate the wars of the government. This is shameful subservience to the state, nay the War State. The war is about real issues, political issues which can be fixed, but we can't fix them until we understand them. To understand the roots of terrorism is not, of course, to endorse terrorism which is NEVER justified. But we need to lesson to our enemies, to find out why they hate us. And it has to do with real, concrete reasons which can reasonable be addressed spraying us war, the economic burden of war, and to say nothing of our civil liberties which an ongoing war will lead to many of them being (if not already) neglected. But the media takes this serious issue and demeans it so cliches about terrorism:

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Faisal Shahzad was sentenced to life in prison the other day for trying to set off a car bomb in Times Square last May. At his sentencing Shahzad said what almost every Muslim says when he pleads guilty to or is sentenced for committing or attempting to commit violence against Americans:

We are only Muslims trying to defend our religion, people, homes and land, but if you call us terrorists, then we are proud terrorists, and we will keep on terrorizing you until you leave our lands and people at peace.

The Associated Press reported the quote in full.

But that's not what the Washington Post wanted you to read. So it gutted the quote leaving: "We are only Muslims . . . but if you call us terrorists, we are proud terrorists, and we will keep on terrorizing you."

The Washington Times, doctoring the AP story, did the same thing.

Ditto USA Today.

The New York Times did a better job, sprinkling the quote throughout its story but burying "we will keep on terrorizing until you leave our land and people at peace."

Why won't the mass media let the American people see the full story? Muslim violence is not aimed at American freedom. It is retaliation for decades of U.S. government crimes against Muslims.

The establishment media are lapdogs of the warfare state, as slavish as any publication in the old Soviet Union.

The U.S. media has no honor.