1 Million Dead in Iraq? 6 Reasons the Media Hide the True Human Toll of War -- And Why We Let Them - AlterNet:"As the U.S. war in Iraq winds down, we are entering a familiar phase, the season of forgetting—forgetting the harsh realities of the war. Mostly we forget the victims of the war, the Iraqi civilians whose lives and society have been devastated by eight years of armed conflict. The act of forgetting is a social and political act, abetted by the American news media. Throughout the war, but especially now, the minimal news we get from Iraq consistently devalues the death toll of Iraqi civilians..."
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
1 Million Dead in Iraq? 6 Reasons the Media Hide the True Human Toll of War -- And Why We Let Them
1 Million Dead in Iraq? 6 Reasons the Media Hide the True Human Toll of War -- And Why We Let Them - AlterNet:"As the U.S. war in Iraq winds down, we are entering a familiar phase, the season of forgetting—forgetting the harsh realities of the war. Mostly we forget the victims of the war, the Iraqi civilians whose lives and society have been devastated by eight years of armed conflict. The act of forgetting is a social and political act, abetted by the American news media. Throughout the war, but especially now, the minimal news we get from Iraq consistently devalues the death toll of Iraqi civilians..."
Some troll that I ran across, said that the Iraqi people were better off, and The freeing of Iraq helped the Arab Spring. I thought about saying how many Iraqi people were dead, but figured I had better not. Sadam Heusein was a terrible man, but people did not die by the millions over a decade. Why are their lives worth less than ours.
ReplyDeleteI would assume because the bigots who decided that we should go into this war don't care because they're not white and they're not Christian.
ReplyDeleteI can see how they're better off without Sadam but they're not better off after we've killed so many innocents.