The mainstream media skews the news to defend the status quo, and serves the interests of the rich and powerful. But at least web news sources are free of censorship … one would hope. Unfortunately, that’s not true. Facebook pays low-wage foreign workers to delete certain content based upon a […]
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Abby Martin takes a look at films that glorify war by highlighting the recent film ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ as an example of an over-sensationalized [ and a truly and deeply inaccurate ] historical narrative. Video : [youtube]N-dSBAxqWis[/youtube]
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, president of the International Movement for a Just World, presents to the “9/11 Revisted: Seeking the Truth” conference in Kuala Lumpur on November 19, 2012 [youtube]XEjAwW7QeM0[/youtube]
[ A slightly horrifying – yet fascinating – peek behind the media curtain ] [youtube]L9Z8q9TAJPc[/youtube]
The Electronic Intifada received today the following statement from international academics who recently particpated in a conference on linguistics at the Islamic University of Gaza which decries major media outlets’ failure to report on recent killings of Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces in Gaza. . Read the rest here
[ Mainstream U.S. talk television has an ‘awareness gap’ moment. ] S.E. Cupp the one woman wrecking ball fends off Andrew Sullivan, Bill Maher, Samuel L Jackson’s & James Carville simultaneously over Obama’s neocon foreign policy. Many people still cannot accept that both Bush & Obama are following the same […]
The American Army’s intrusion in Hollywood war films may surprise some. In fact, the U.S. Army secret services have had close ties with American filmmakers for several decades. The movie Top Gun, for instance, was filmed with the support and approval of the U.S. Army. There is even a special […]
This new and interesting-looking internet series from the director of the first X-Men movie can be viewed from the beginning here [ h / t ~ Lommy ]
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