Cenk Uygur: Why Doesn't the Press Ever Talk About the Oil?

[marmar]

from HuffPost:




Cenk Uygur
Why Doesn't the Press Ever Talk About the Oil?
Posted June 19, 2008 | 01:06 PM (EST)




Today, the major American oil companies came back into Iraq by getting... you guessed it... no-bid contracts! In fact, the four major oil companies that were thrown out by Saddam Hussein 36 years ago made their triumphant return to occupied Iraq.

Former chief executive of Exxon, Lee Raymond, explained the history behind it. "There is an enormous amount of oil in Iraq," he said. "We were part of the consortium, the four companies that were there when Saddam Hussein threw us out, and we basically had the whole country."

Well, congratulations, you now have it back! Mission accomplished!

One of the principal problems with American media now is that they have become far too credulous. They take government slogans and propaganda and print it in their papers and repeat it on their networks as if they have some golden touch of credibility. It's not just that they can't see that the government might be lying about its real aims, it's that they view the government as the most legitimate source of news. This turns the point of the press on its head. You're supposed to challenge the government, not help it by printing out its press releases.

There is a reason to challenge the government. It isn't to be unpatriotic. It's to help the country by keeping a check on government power. It doesn't hurt the country to be a watchdog on power, it helps it. .....(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/why-doesnt-the-press-ever_b_108082.html

[Mountainman]

1. People just don't give a shit. They are like the people in the movie the Time Machine.

When the whistle blows they go into the machine and become food for the people underground. Zombies!

What is important is who won "So You Think You Can Dance."

[Fireweed247]

3. "Idiocracy" is here

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[tanyev]

2. Kick.

[Supersedeas]

4. look at the Big Oil Commercial and Advertising dollars -- follow the money