Letters to the Editor
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Seeing With The Same Eyes
It is rewarding to know you have gotten something right. On Saturday May 12, 2007,I blogged the following:
"False Comparisons Make Way For Killing Field"
"There has been a up tic in claims Al Qaeda is behind much of the killing in Iraq. In most news coming out of Iraq about attacks on Americans and civilians, there has be an overuse of the word "suspected to be" and "sources say" Al Qaeda is behind the attacks on American solders. Because we have not gone after the people who brought down the two towers, Bush has taken a lot of heat. This heat has brought about attempts to make the case Al Qaeda is taking over or is behind all and every attack in Iraq.
There are two important facts about this current attempt to strengthen the claim Al Qaeda is firmly embedded in Iraq:
1. The first is now the war in Iraq is now connected to 911. Yes, they are trying to make the case we cannot leave Iraq because Al Qaeda is there. How is that for making it so? If you cannot find Al Qaeda, bring Al Qaeda to Iraq.
2. The other reason is the only way they can really do something about the violence in Iraq is to address the direct true elements causing the war. Since the Bush administrations say there is no civil war, they have got to find a way to eliminate one side of the civil war. Thus, any over kill can be assumed to be Al Qaeda's demise. This amounts to creating a killing field.
The Bush administration cannot do this alone. They need someone to disburse this lie Al Qaeda is behind all the killing in Iraq. Enter the media: Fox news and the Fox wantabees. Look for a lot of "framing the issue" kind of news. CSPAN's Washington Journal will do it with a question: Should we leave Iraq if Al Qaeda is so entrenched in the Iraq?
The lies and misdirection concerning this war never seem to stop. Before believing anything coming out Iraq, it is almost a must to second guess its content.
Joseph"
Although my writing skills are not as polished as Glenn Greenwalds, I came very close to seeing the very same dynamic Greenwald writes about. I recall writing one post, a few days after this one, in all capital letters because I thought the "Al Qaeda in Iraq" claim was being overused my the media and the military, overlooked by the by the congress and senate, and not important enough to the American people.
I have no clout but maybe someone important in the congress will not look into what I know is wrong and misleading.
Joseph