http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/edits/letts.htm Rely on global media before trusting U.S.
In a May 26 Associated Press report, Donald Rumsfeld commented on the global media possibly jeopardizing U.S. interests around the world.
What interests are they? I thought we were interested in capturing Osama bin Laden after Sept. 11. Suddenly we were going to war in Iraq. The American people were lied to by the Bush administration and scared half to death after we were told day after day by Bush that we were in danger of being attacked by Iraq with WMDs. I am willing to bet the global media are much more accurate than the stuff fed to us by our own media.
In my opinion, our media are controlled by Republican-dominated corporations, and reporters are told that if they don't play ball with the Bush administration they will not have access to the White House. The ultimatum may not be stated that way but that's what it would amount to.
I believe it is an impeachable offense to lie to the American people about why we went to war in Iraq. No one mentions impeachment - not even our democratic senators and congressmen.
The Bush administration may be able to control our national media, but they can't control the global media. What a shame!
West Yarmouth
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