I left several comments about a story on NPR at: http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2015/04/16/399816144/an-american-journalist-explains-why-he-had-to-flee-iraq?uidt=1429188893
The story will be available there until the empire crumbles, by my comments may be deleted soon. I suggest you go listen to / read the story, and then read my best comment, copied here your enjoyment:"Parallels?" A new spin on the daily propaganda? One parallel that NPR won't draw - between the case of this reporter and that of Tareq Ayyoub, the Al Jazeera reporter murdered by the US during the invasion of Iraq. I just love american exceptionalism, when somebody else threatens and American reporter, all hell breaks loose, when the American government murders a foreign reporter, it doesn't even warrent a mention (a search on Tareq Ayyoub's name on NPR's site turned up nothing). It wasn't a one off, either; the U.S. military also bombed Al-Jazeera's Kabul, Afghanistan, office, and in 2005 Bush wanted to bomb Al Jazeera headquaters in Qatar, an American ally! (http://www.salon.com/2005/11/30/al_jazeera_3/) apparently the otherwise worthless Tony Blair dissuaded him. NPR has shown their true role in their lack of support for courageous and outstanding journalists when they were under attack by the US Government. By the way, I enjoy the occasional slips of the mask, as when Inskeep sputtered in mock outrage "this is the same prime minister installed, in part, by the US government..." as a domesticated journalist, Inskeep understands what it means to give the government good value for its money, and sets up a bit of yapping when he recognizes another government asset is not living up the deal.
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Posted by: matt love <mattlove1@gmail.com>
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