Top 25 Censored Stories of The Year from Project Censored

[nodehopper]

It's a good day to peruse them, while we are subjected to the crocodile tears of our Dear Leaders.

http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2007/index.htm

#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
#2 Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran
#3 Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger
#4 Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the US
#5 High-Tech Genocide in Congo
#6 Federal Whistleblower Protection in Jeopardy
# 7 US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq
#8 Pentagon Exempt from Freedom of Information Act
#9 The World Bank Funds Israel-Palestine Wall
#10 Expanded Air War in Iraq Kills More Civilians
#11 Dangers of Genetically Modified Food Confirmed
#12 Pentagon Plans to Build New Landmines
#13 New Evidence Establishes Dangers of Roundup
#14 Homeland Security Contracts KBR to Build Detention Centers in the US
#15 Chemical Industry is EPA’s Primary Research Partner
#16 Ecuador and Mexico Defy US on International Criminal Court
#17 Iraq Invasion Promotes OPEC Agenda
#18 Physicist Challenges Official 9-11 Story
#19 Destruction of Rainforests Worst Ever
#20 Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem
#21 Gold Mining Threatens Ancient Andean Glaciers
#22 $Billions in Homeland Security Spending Undisclosed
#23 US Oil Targets Kyoto in Europe
#24 Cheney’s Halliburton Stock Rose Over 3000 Percent Last Year
#25 US Military in Paraguay Threatens Region

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. "Physicist Challenges Official 9-11 Story"

Bunch of good stories are going to get bogged down with that nonsense.

[yella_dawg]

4. Yeah

No way could it possibly be legit. You've already decided, right?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Yep.

It's like the chemtrail bullshit.

[tridim]

10. No, it's not.

Serious 9/11 questions != Chemtrails, Chupacabra, Bigfoot

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

12. Well, it depends.

9-11 conspiracy theory is an unfortunately big tent.

Ranging from "George Bush didn't do enough to stop it" to "Elvis flew a jetliner into the Pentagon, but it wasn't really a jetliner."

[rman]

13. Right, and the truth probably is somewhere

in that tent.

After all, it's pretty much established now that 9-11 didn't take place in accordance with the Official Story, and that there's a cover up. There's no way to know for sure what's being covered up until there's been a proper investigation.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. And that's the problem.

With all the loony "the jetliner shot missles into the WTC a split second before crashing into it" stuff, you're discrediting the stuff that may or may not actually be legitimate.

[rman]

24. What makes you think I believe a missile was fired

at the WTC?

Why do you say I am "discrediting the stuff that may or may not actually be legitimate"?

You have no basis for that.

[Faux pas]

2. Thank you for finding this. I 'd forgotten some of those issues. n/t

[Radical Activist]

3. Why do they say its of 2007?

Are they looking into a crystal ball?

[nodehopper]

6. I think it's like cars

Like, right now they are releasing 2007 models. And books coming out right now will often have 2007 copyright on them.

[Armstead]

5. K&R

It's a tragedy that we get excess of certain stories and otehrs are totally ignored.

[MountainLaurel]

8. Glad to give this one #5

Project Censored for years has been one of the truth-tellers.

[file83]

9. Why does REM's "It's the end of the world as we know it..."

pop into my head?

[tridim]

11. I don't know.. I take it you don't "feel fine" though. n/t

[lonestarnot]

14. and neither do I!

[newspeak]

15. when the book "Project Censored"

I buy it every year!!!!! It's worth a read every year--some stories I've read, on the fringe of journalism and some stories I'd never seen before--it's truly one of the WTF moments.

[lonestarnot]

16. I think I might invest in a copy this year. Thanks. I didn't realize

there was an annual publication.

[nodehopper]

18. I didn't know it was available in book form. Is it expensive?

[MountainLaurel]

22. Look for it at your public library

Many will have the most recent editions on hand.

But new copies on Amazon.com are going for $13, and used for $8.

[Bjorn Against]

26. No it is not expensive, pick up a copy

It is one of the best references you will find on the corporate media. The top 25 stories actually only take up a relatively small fraction of the book and the rest of it is filled with all kinds of other useful information.

I believe the cover price is somewhere in the 12-18 dollar range. Definately worth a purchase.

[file83]

23. No, I feel pissed.

:hi:

[Fierce]

17. Articles on many of those topics appeared in the local newspaper.

I always find "TOP 25 CENSORED STORIES" a bit precious. Interesting list, nonetheless.

[EstoniaKat]

19. 'Precious' is a nice word

The Internet debate was so censored that I printed off copies from the BBC and CNN websites and talked about it in the computer class I was teaching last fall.

[Fierce]

25. *They* didn't bust down the door?

Shocking. SHOCKING, I say.

Welcome to DU. :)

[BuyingThyme]

20. Kick for Cossacks.

[Theres-a]

27. Kicking

#24 Cheney’s Halliburton Stock Rose Over 3000 Percent Last Year-That explains his expression as he sat listening to Rumsferatu yesterday,trying to look sad and the least bit interested.

[soup]

30. That one set me back, too.

spiked my wtf!?ometer.

So many things get lost or buried along the way.
Thanks, nodehopper, for bringing this to our attention -

kicked and recommended

[nodehopper]

31. hahaha Rumsferatu...that is awesome!

he looks so much like The Skeletor, too!

[mom cat]

28. I am proud to say that I heard about ALL of these on DU! Keep it up!

:dem::toast::bounce::bounce::headbang::smoke::smoke::yourock::smoke::smoke::headbang::bounce::bounce::toast::kick:

[lala_rawraw]

29. congrats to all of these fine writers... John Byrne

wrote story #24... i am soooo proud!!!