CNN
– Two Modes – Gossip Or WAR !!
(Deepak
Sarkar, www.kolki.com, written on 07/11/2002,
modified March 1, 2008)
Imagine,
before September
11, 2001, 9AM, all CNN could show the world viewers were the case of
missing US federal intern Chandra
Levy and the character assassination of Democratic House Representative Congressman Gary
Condit. From Larry King to Wolf
Blitzer to Aaron Brown to Talk Of The
Nation, CNN’s only coverage was Chandra Levy and Gary Condit! As if, the world was free from unemployment,
homelessness, hunger, violence, 50,000,000 medically uninsured and 22000
homicides in US only, death of 100,000 Iraqi babies from unilateral US
sanctions, death and destruction in Palestine, and global warming!
Their
camera and topic changed totally since September 11,
2001, focusing on the WTC and Pentagon, spreading the fear of terrorism
while mobilizing the world opinion toward the destruction of Afghanistan and the
delicate Himalayan Eco system as well as justify Iraqi invasion.
Just
like the Desert Storm, they simplify the bombing with smart bombs, cluster
bombs and bunker busters, ‘Tactical
Nuclear Weapons’. Some of their Ret.
Military Analysts even openly vouch for the validity of using Nuclear Weapons
whenever necessary.
CNN was openly preaching taking
out Arafat, Iraqi President Sadam Hussain and other foreign leaders merely
based on speculations. This media has
total disrespect for truth and preaches mere speculations as truth and sufficient
proof to destroy a State/Country, committing genocide against innocent
people. Born during Desert Storm, they
became the media of US military and right wing think tanks.
CNN
acted totally impotent instead of being investigative without shedding any
light against the Anthrax
problem and the truth regarding September 11. They never raised the question about the
feasibility and responsibilities behind a broad and sophisticated scheme like 9/11without the
knowledge of the State Department, CIA or FBI!
Instead, CNN tried to gather opinion toward military strikes based on
non-scientific online polls without informing people about the whole issue.
CNN
never covered the true effect of Desert Storm on the Iraqi people and the death
of 100,000 Iraqi children per year due to the cowardly sanctions . Neither have
they showed the environmental effect of NATO bombing in Serbia/Kosovo nor do
they talk anything wrong about so much bombing in
They
are totally silent about the sufferings 4 million Iraqi refugees and 1 million
dead that resulted from the illegal US/British invasion and destruction of
Iraq.
CNN
has double standard for war too! As Israeli military, paramilitary and security
forces destroying Palestinian towns and villages, they prefer to keep the
American audience busy with Retired Army General’s plan of toppling/killing
Iraqi president as well as further character assassination of former Honorable
President Bill Clinton. .
They
never told US people who were the Talibans and Al-Qaeda and how they were
nurtured by the American tax dollars and weapons to secure the Oil Reserve of
Author: Deepak
Sarkar, 844 Royal Oak Ave, Victoria, BC V8X 3T2, Canada; Tel/Fax: 250-412-2897;
Email: kolki@kolki.com; Peace & Poetry
Web Site: www.kolki.com