Wednesday, January 11, 2006
The Best Of Pravda
Our friends at Pravda are in rare form this week. They can't seem to make up their minds what they think, if they are a newpaper or propaganda service, or even who their allies are.
Consider this juxtaposition. First we read:
That strikes me as a bit extreme, but they lack the governmental capabilites we do to deal with such things. But then, the very next story:
In the end, I guess they are pure propaganda, but they have quit shilling for the party and started shilling for the American left.
Finally, this headline from a country that shutdown a major natural gas pipline just cracks me up
Who's dictatorial there guiys? What's really funny is they would probably be better off if they did listen to her more.
Russia, the very definition of "pride goeth before the fall."
Consider this juxtaposition. First we read:
That strikes me as a bit extreme, but they lack the governmental capabilites we do to deal with such things. But then, the very next story:
In addition to people suffering from war and disease, the cruelty of stuffing live birds into plastic bags and burning them alive is a reminder of the inhumanity that still exists on our planet. The graphic videos of birds being cruelly killed in Turkey, because they were suspected of being infected with the avian influenza H5N1 virus...Let me make sure I have this straight, they are condemning Turkey for slaughtering infected birds, but they are closing their borders to people that might be fleeing that same illness. Even Stalin knew people were more important that birds.
In the end, I guess they are pure propaganda, but they have quit shilling for the party and started shilling for the American left.
I am a citizen of the USA by birth, and it concerns me that the image of the United States that is presented by the international 'Mainstream Media' is largely a product of US government and corporate propaganda. Media monopolies, such as the ones owned and run by Ted Turner in the USA and by Rupert Murdoch in both the USA and Great Britain, present a one-sided, 'official' view of US politics and of US foreign policy.Uh, dude, Turner sold off CNN and if CNN and FOXNews have the same version of events, even on a football game, I will be amazed. There is a quaint charm to this story, reminiscent of the old "We have American defector..." stories of the communist days.
Finally, this headline from a country that shutdown a major natural gas pipline just cracks me up
Who's dictatorial there guiys? What's really funny is they would probably be better off if they did listen to her more.
Russia, the very definition of "pride goeth before the fall."
