by Brian Kelly
Internet researchers have uncovered new evidence that contradicts the Bush Administration’s claims about James Guckert, a Republican activist allegedly involved in criminal activities and linked to an incident involving a major breach of national security. Guckert, operating as "Jeff Gannon," was granted daily access to White House press briefings for more than two years as a "reporter" for Talon News.
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan stated that Guckert was (...)
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WHITE HOUSE SCRAMBLES TO EXPLAIN FAKE REPORTER IN ITS PRESS CORPS
22 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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Voices of freedom are kept prisoner in Baghdad
14 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
9 commentsGiuliana Sgrena is an Italian journalist, working for the daily newspaper Il Manifesto. She was kidnapped in Baghdad on the 4th of February, in front of the Al-Mustafah mosque, where she had interviewed a number of families forced by US bombing to fly from Fallujah. She is still a captive.
Florence Aubenas, French journalist of Liberation, disappeared more than one month ago in similar circumstances.
Giuliana has visited Iraq many times, documenting with great honesty the dire (...) -
In Solidarity with Giuliana Sgrena
7 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
by Omar and other friends in HAWCA
The illegal and unlawful arrest and kidnapping of all people, no matter Muslim or Christian, Hindu or Jew, is an act of inhumanity, barbaric demonstration of obscurantism and using illogical means for achieving objectives which maybe justified as right or wrong.
While we condemn all kind of kidnappings in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries of the world, hereby we deeply and whole heartedly are concerned about the fate of the Italian journalist, (...) -
New York Times killed the Bulge story that could have changed the election
4 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
9 commentsThe Emperor’s New Hump
The New York Times killed a story that could have changed the election-because it could have changed the election
By Dave Lindorff
In the weeks leading up to the November 2 election, the New York Times was abuzz with excitement. Besides the election itself, the paper’s reporters were hard at work on two hot investigative projects, each of which could have a major impact on the outcome of the tight presidential race.
One week before Election Day, the Times (...) -
Some U.S. Students Say Press Freedoms Go Too Far
1 February 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
from USA today:
One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.
The survey of 112,003 students finds that 36% believe newspapers should get "government approval" of stories before publishing; 51% say they should be able to publish freely; 13% have no opinion.
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Senators To Introduce "Stop Government Propaganda Act"
30 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
4 commentsSenators To Introduce "Stop Government Propaganda Act" Brian Orloff January 27, 2005 New York In response to continued revelations of government-funded "journalism" — ranging from the purported video news releases put out by the drug czar’s office and the Department of Health and Human Services to the recently uncovered payments to columnists Armstrong Williams and Maggie Gallagher,who flacked administration programs — Sens. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) (...)
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Update on Time magazines Person of the Year 2003
6 January 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsNewest crop of homeless U.S. vets By Nicole Colson | Janury 7, 2005 |
Time magazine proudly announced the US soldier as Person of the Year last year. FAMILIAR IMAGES of homeless veterans, scarred by war, may become even more common in the coming months and years. That’s because, according to recent reports, there’s a new crop of homeless veterans starting to appear on the streets—veterans from the Afghanistan and current Iraq war.
Nearly 300,000 veterans are homeless on any given (...) -
The New York Times manufactures support for the Iraq war in aftermath of Mosul bombing
26 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
3 commentsBy Rick Kelly
In response to Tuesday’s attack on a US base in Mosul, the New York Times published an extraordinary front-page article yesterday, entitled “Fighting is the only option, Americans say.” The piece quoted a number of people who expressed their full support for the ongoing occupation, and presented their views as being representative of the US population as a whole.
While the article was presented as an objective characterization of the nation’s mood following the deaths of (...) -
Time names Adolph Hitler, Man of the Year 1938
20 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
4 commentsGreatest single news event of 1938 took place on September 29, when four statesmen met at the Fuhrerhaus, in Munich, to redraw the map of Europe. The three visiting statesmen at that historic conference were Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Great Britain, Premier Edouard Daladier of France, and Dictator Benito Mussolini of Italy. But by all odds the dominating figure at Munich was the German host, Adolf Hitler.
Fuhrer of the German people, Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, Navy (...) -
Time names President Bush Person of the Year
20 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
19 commentsU.S. President George W. Bush’s bold, uncompromising leadership and his clear-cut election victory made him Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2004, its managing editor said Sunday.
Time chose Bush "for sticking to his guns (literally and figuratively), for reshaping the rules of politics to fit his 10-gallon-hat leadership style and for persuading a majority of voters this time around that he deserved to be in the White House for another four years," Jim Kelly wrote in the magazine. (...)