Notes on Peace 4-12-03

Now Newsmax and the Washington Times are morons, with only the barest pretentions to real journalism. In fact, they are neo-conservative sites designed to “present” and “handle” news with a particular spin, and give their proponents a place to go and pretend they are getting “the news”. What’s lovely about them is that they frequently brag about things (and consequently give away information) that others find horrifying. It’s especially nice when they confirm the details of reports from independent media sources (because they’re proud of being, essentially fascist). A nice example is this article on the CIA’s relationship with Hussein and role in attacking governments in Iraq dating back to 1959. Dont’ think the report isn’t washing out the more interesting events and facets of events, but it’s at least quite telling when one looks at the hypocrisy of the security apparatus that’s been driving US policy since the fifties.