Carl,
Me too. But I can't help expressing my discontent because Democracy Now was one
of the first things on the internet, that provided me with so much new and
valuable information and I'm so disappointed each time something like this
happens. There's no source which is, for me, the one and only, or the final,
source of truth. I gather bits and pieces from many sources. I partially agree
with many.
Miriam
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Democracy Now today
Miriam,
Understood. But nonetheless, I glean what I can from a number of sources,
understanding that I may not agree with every position that is presented...or
not presented.
I listen to Thom Hartmann when I can, at least his first fifteen minutes, but
he has many opinions that I do not buy into. I agree with much of Chris
Hedges, but not on all counts. At this point neither Democracy Now or anyone
else has moved my position on the unequal hand of Justice in the American
Corporate Empire(ACE). And it is that Justice that will determine Julian's
fate.
Carl Jarvis
On 2/28/20, miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So here's why I become disturbed about Democracy Now's coverage sometimes.
And by the way, have you noticed Amy's complete silence on Julian
Assange's trial? I remember when she used to interview him regularly.
That stopped when he was dragged into the Russiagate hysteria. But
that's not what I meant to write about now. This morning, Democracy
Now covered a story about Syrian refugees. Amy interviewed a doctor
from Doctors Without Borders. The bare facts are that Idlib has been
under the control of Islamist extremist , offshoots from Al Qaeda and
Isis, backed by Turkey and the US. The Syrian government, which is a
secular government, has been fighting with the Islamist rebels for
control of its territory. It is receiving military assistance from
Russia, which it has requested. As in any war, a huge number of
civilians are suffering as a result of the conflict. My problem is
with how the story was framed which was that there are all these poor
Syrian children, freezing to death as a result of Russian backed
Syrian bombing, and Turkey may be asked to open its borders to the
refugees, but this will be a problem for Turkey. In Democracy Now's
presentation, Russia and Syria are villains and Turkey might be the
savior, if it were possible. Every time Democracy Now does a story on
Syria, the same kinds of distortions are included. I haven't heard an
objective journalistic report since Patrick Coburn was on the program
in 2012 to give an alternative view from that of a representative of
The Free Syrian Army. Back then, Democracy Now never told us just who
comprised The Free Syrian Army or that the US had been giving it
covert military help for a year by then.
Miriam
