John Jones News April 7,2003

April 7,2003

My Times

Despite countless efforts by human beings around the world to stop the carnage in Iraq, the needless murders and killings of Iraqi's, Brit's and American's has gone on for 20 days now. In that time the coalition Forces have flown 30,000 missions and the combined military attackers have delivered Tons of Depleted Uranium, the highly cancerous material used to harden artillary shells and bombs, on a country described as having been bombed into the Middle Ages induring the Gulf War of the 1990's. In that display of human kindness the Allies dropped 85% of the tonnage of bombs dropped on Germany and Japan during World War II. Today in the 21st Century our modern capabilities for shock and awe are unlike any warfare seen before in History. We've got the devastation thing down.

With a combination of amnesia, news speak, disinformation and outright lies the largest TV and media outlets in the world have successfully promoted support for the Attack on Iraq and sanitized reports of Iraqi deaths, rarely veering from their Orwellian definition of 'collatoral damage' to describe them. Some journalists reports are getting printed while others, especially those 'embedded' with the US military, are restricted in what they can report.

As in most conflicts throughout history the truth will not be known until years after the fires have burned out. And since it is always the victors who write our history, the truth has been hard to find.

Here are links to some stories not making the mainstream news today:

UN Humanitarian Briefing - United Nations April 7

ICRC April 6 Report - International Red Cross PR

Amid Allied jubilation, a child lies in agony, clothes soaked in blood - Robert Fisk Article

In Baghdad, blood and bandages for the innocent - Robert Fisk Article

The Siege of Basra - by N.D. Jayaprakash

A Dishonest Reality Show - by Pierre Tristam, Daytona Beach News Journal

News Media History Example - The Arms Inspectors from Fair.org

Military action in Iraq motivated by money - UCSD Gaurdian Article

Pesticide Not WMD - ABC Australia

Depleted Uranium Use by US and UK - Sunday Herald Article

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