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The press is just waiting for the story to die down and will never mention it which means that unless we get congressional involvement there will be no accountability and the process of state supported propaganda will continue.
The anti-peace movement depends on there being a continuous war, one that is unwinable by insisting there is an enemy trying to attack us. Economies thrive on this and it is highly profitable to keep it going. It depends on military 'experts' spouting the need for war to "protect" us which in turn generates huge profits for security businesses just like the weapons industry. Owning the press is essential to maintaining the fear, paranoia and justification. Gradually the American public has turned against this war/occupation but it would have happened much sooner without the daily propaganda (lies) fed to us by the corporate media. NBC news should have a disclaimer before every newscast stating they are owned by corporations profiteering from this war/occupation.
How is it even legal that corporations who own defense contract companies, security cos.,weapons companies etc... how is it legal that they should also own national news organizations and TV stations etc.. Why is this not a conflict of interests involving national security? Does this not make our national TV news a subtle advertising campaign to sell the products of war by using news to increase the demand for such products by suggesting there is an increased need (in this dark and sinister terroristic world)for our own threatened security?
Are they still following us home?
The usual neocon formula: Pray for disaster or else create it and have the profiteering teams ready to move in to privatize, deregulate, take the money (or resources) and run, using the military 'experts' and the MSM to justify it all.
