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Re: Suspicious shells found in southern Iraq [Re: Xlea321]
    #2245632 - 01/16/04 06:40 AM (20 years, 1 month ago)

all the story said was things like, "suspicious shells", "officials believe..." and "... may contain blister agents", all of which were quite true and newsworthy.

did you stop reading before the end of the story?... here... it reads:

"Both the U.S. and British governments cited the threat of illicit weapons of mass destruction as a main reason for launching the Iraq war. However, no such weapons have been found so far.

The U.S. pulled 400 weapons-disposal experts from Iraq this month in what The New York Times called "a sign that [the] administration might have lowered its sights." The move raised suspicions that weapons are unlikely to be found."

must be that right-wing press at work again.  :smirk:


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Re: Suspicious shells found in southern Iraq [Re: ]
    #2245824 - 01/16/04 09:55 AM (20 years, 1 month ago)

I think you're misunderstanding the nature of propaganda mush. It's not really about what it says 10 paragraphs in. It's about a big black headline linking the words "Suspicious" "Shells" and "Iraq".

must be that right-wing press at work again

If the headline had been "Yet another attempt to con everyone about WMD" you might have a point.


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Re: Suspicious shells found in southern Iraq [Re: Xlea321]
    #2245935 - 01/16/04 10:44 AM (20 years, 1 month ago)

Alex, by saying suspicious shells and Iraq in the headline it gives validity to the WMD con, some folks just read the headline and some that read the story are convinced that the unknown substance is a chem/bio agent because of the way the story was left open. there wont be a follow up story if the ammunition if found to be neutral or even a training round because 'worthless junk unearthed in Iraq' doesnt make a good headline.

headlines sell, sensationalism sells, editors are all about circulation, they recieve bonuses from circulation boosts. major media outlets are as reliable as the tabloids when reporting the news.


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Re: Suspicious shells found in southern Iraq [Re: Granola]
    #2246434 - 01/16/04 03:05 PM (20 years, 1 month ago)

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