CNN doesn't want to show the Horror in Qana

[JCMach1]

They basically said so this morning... Let's see the truth, not pro-Israeli propaganda

[whistle]

1. I agree with you, enough of censored news

[malaise]

2. CNN International did show it

complete with the dead children. BBC is showing everything. I just watched Lebanon's Minister of Social Affairs. She says she has joined the position of the Speaker of the House - immediate cease fire. When asked about the anger in Beirut, she said it was justified - this slaughter was unforgivable. She also said the government has no way of stopping the anger.

[JCMach1]

3. Normally I watch the International Ver. of CNN

I am on vacation back in the States at the moment though and get CNN standard

[Missy M]

4. Then how can they consider CNN to be a news station..

if they don't show the news. Americans seem to be some of the least informed people in the world. What CNN is doing is censoring news because they have an agenda.

[Jane Eyre]

5. C-Span is showing the LBN footage

I'm watching Washington Journal, and they have shown a couple of brief segments of the footage from Lebanese Broadcast Network (LBN). My TV reception is not good with C-Span, but I can tell that there are many scenes of bodies being carried away on stretchers.

[JCMach1]

9. Everyone else in the world is seeing the 'uncensored' coverage

Let's see what American opinion would be if you show them these pics and then ask them questions about this

[mom cat]

21. Tell that to the 5 corporations that own 90% of the "news outlets".

[pooja]

6. Pretty sad how sensored they keep our programs... like we

haven't all seen and produced the most violent films in Hollywood. Maybe real life is just too much? I bet if Americans saw the real travesty, there would be an outcry.

[malaise]

8. Propaganda value

if they show what the US government is doing, thousands would be on the streets.

[theHandpuppet]

17. Unfortunately, I have to disagree

A majority of the American public truly DOESN'T GIVE A CRAP, malaise. They've been watching the slaughter in Iraq for years and do you see anyone beating down the doors of Congress? How many leaders IN OUR OWN PARTY have given the slaughter in Lebanon their big ol' stamp of approval and made public condemnations of anyone who didn't fall in line? Why aren't we discussing THAT aspect of this whole shameless affair, even on DU?

Maybe in other countries citizens WOULD be out on the streets. Not here. It is our own country which is behind this whole bloody mess, but as long as Mom and Pop can load their 3+ kids into their big-ass SUV and head off to Wally World after church, they don't give a flying furk. We're up to our necks in Iraqi and American blood and if that didn't get people into the streets this won't, either.

[malaise]

19. You have a point

theHandpuppet. It is way too sad.

[Lerkfish]

22. BUT its a chicken/egg thing. As long as the media censors the news

then people have no reason to care about sanitized information. Both are to blame, but the only one in this situation with the power to change it is the media. If they started reporting responsibily, it would go a long way towards making people care again.

IMHO

[laura888]

24. I agree with your post. n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

23. Don't count on it

Many Americans can barely get a thought up about people in the next town over, much less Lebanon.

[zanne]

12. If we can watch CSI, we can handle graphic news stories. nt

[BelgianMadCow]

7. I have missed it - got a link?

I'll have a looksee myself as well.

Anyone notice how google news seems to return very few threads on some searches?

[JCMach1]

10. No link, morning coverage stated that scenes were too graphic

to show... they only showed a few people being carried on stretchers (basically the non-graphic scenes)

[Scurrilous]

11. Ynetnews story with video clip:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3283578,00.html

*warning: Graphic.*

[JI7]

13. i saw dead bodies of women, children etc on CNN

from Israel's attack on Qana.

[JCMach1]

14. Only the edited version-- they said so themselves

:(

[JI7]

15. what i saw in no way could be considered Pro Israeli propaganda

[LizW]

16. CNN is saying right now that they can not show

the unedited video.

They are saying that the video was shown in Lebanon and led to the rioting.

[JCMach1]

25. And they don't think Al Jazeera, or LBN, or Al Manar

will show it???

[Hubert Flottz]

18. Crony News Netwerk only plays the scenes Karl approves.

They know who writes their paychecks.

[Jeanette in FL]

20. CNN-American Style is out right lying

Tony (dumb as a box of Rocks) just said that Condi cancelled her meeting with Lebanese President. That is not what happened. For those of us who were watching CNN International early this morning, 4:00am, it was Lebanon who told Condi that she was no longer welcomed in light of the Israeli War Crimes that were committed on their citizens.

It is unbelievable the difference in the coverage. But the whole rest of the world is getting the uncensored news and America (Dumfukistan) is getting the cleaned up version.

[spanone]

26. Well Fuck CNN, cause the rest of the world is seeing it and they

are also seeing our fucking ms rice gladhanding the fucking head of Israel in the same frame. So don't worry george, they will BRING IT ON.

[PA Democrat]

27. I just shut CNN off.

They were disgusting in their blatant justification of this bombing. Then they criticized the Arab media for showing images of the dead and wounded.