Is the media swallowing the same propaganda on Iran as it manipulated in Iraq to justify illegal invasion?

Question

The media is "swallowing the same propaganda" on Iran in which the deliberately manipulative way the case for the Iraq war was sold to the public by governments, according to Media Workers Against the War (MWAW).

In particular, the BBC Radio Four's flagship current affairs programme, Today, was singled out as an example of the general trend as if the mistaken case against Iraq never happened.

"Its coverage of Iran in April and May has paid lip service of 'balance' while presenting the debate over Iran in such a way as to legitimise a US military response. On some days that coverage has een a travesty of balance," MWAW said in its latest newsletter.

Today programme, it said, "presented without challenge or qualification lengthy comment on Iran from figures known to have played crucial roles in preparing the ground for the Iraq invasion." It "made no attempt to explain the Middle-Eastern context in which the belligerency of the US administration.

Answer 1

You ask the question with the premise that main-stream media isn't corporate controlled by a few individuals with specific interests. The media isn't "regurgitating" propoganda, it is creating it wholesale. Our media conglomerates were quietly de-regulated in 1981 and can no longer be considered "independent" news sources. Couple this with the fact that, by and large, popular press has ALWAYS been about selling newspapers, ad space, etc.

If you want a real clue as to what is happening you must unfortunately do your own research, which means cracking a real 1st-tier history book.

Answer 2

With the US backing, who's ther to undertaking the US. evaluate this, with China and India pass training. With the Russians flexing.... bear in mind, halve of what we've been given, we stole... uhhh offered from others. typo... any hows, what makes us think of invincible we are... As for no longer being in Iraq, ha, what share are there that have relatives individuals that have long gone or are going that desire issues have been diverse... I basically had 3 come back... it is as unexcusable because it gets, face certainty, once you have international opinion against you, while the international courtroom is pondering costs and while Germany has filed casual costs recommended by ability of France... hint, hint.... . Bombing is intentional infliction of mass injury irrevelant of human casualties accomplished to intimidate human beings into submission so as that their morale is consistently broken previous human comprehension. For those people who experience we did the stunning concern, yeah, your genuinely stunning, i became no longer there.... neither have been you what, thumbs down, uugggghhhh, wager reality does injury...

Answer 3

It sure looks like it!

re: THEY are the violent ones? Please read a history book. Iran had a democratic government and was friendly to the USA -- until we overthrew their government in 1953. We supplied the weapons openly to Iraq to fight with Iran -- and clandestinely for Iran to fight with Iraq. We're the ones who armed Afghanistan to fight the Russians (something we may have stirred up in the first place. We have over 50 embarassing (to me, at least, as an American) years of meddling in other people's governements -- including the unprovoked overthrow of several -- and you say THEY are violent??????

Answer 4

Do you really have a clue about the "Middle Eastern context"?

These have been the most violent people on the face of the planet for thousands of years .... invading and killing each other and whoever else they could get too for more aeons than one can count.

Answer 5

Yep!

Get the troops ready, we're goin' in!

Answer 6

Looks like it.