Letters to the Editor
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@bobr900
You make a point of which I am not aware, about this sanitization of Bush Sr., as I have not seen the PBS show. But all of your suggestions seem plausible.
L.W.M. confirms my point about the mass media, who controls it, and how what is served to the public is determined by them. The owners of media decide what is news, and what isn't, and therefore determine what the people know. It is probably fair to say that most Americans do not realize that George Bush has recently admitted to being complicit in the commission of War Crimes, by international standards. It would not be in the media's interest to report this too heavily. People might start to question why no one was holding Bush to account.
The events of 9/11 are in the same black hole. If the people were aware that Bush had allowed or planned that tragedy, to allow him to take advantage of the generation of patriotic support and sympathy, that might be his undoing. The media see that this is the case. In general, they are corporations in bed with the elite. Therefore for them to report factually on this issue would be against their interests. No wonder there is no review of David Ray Griffins books, and no explanation as to why so many architects and engineers dispute the official story. Better to ignore than question. After all, questioning leads to facts, and facts tend to be unpleasant.
Many of us know the emperor has no clothes, and he knows it too. It is heartening to know that his future holds for him the prospect of someone giving him that tap on the shoulder, for the rest of his life. Pinochet got his. George will too...