Propaganda Nation USA...


Yes, it is sad to say... the American public is a nation led by the nose by the "media elites" and political leaders.

BUT.. and this is a hugely important distinction - it is NOT the "Liberal Media elite" that is yanking that rope. It is the "Mainstream Media" corporate agenda, in league with the Radical Right Republican Party. Of course the Democrats and "liberals' also try to "spin" policy and news in their favor, but as of the first 6 years of the 21st century, the vast majority of "news content" is controlled by editors, publishers, and TV networks (including cable) FAVORABLE to the Republican Party.

Below is evidence item #1. in proving this case, "Survey shows MISINFORMATION on Iraq endures", as in 6 out of 10 Americans STILL believe that Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction, and 39% believe that Saddam Hussein had a personal role in the planning and execution of the 9-11 attacks.

IF the majority of the American publica is wallowing in "MISINFORMATION," it is difficult to legislate honest laws and policies.

Indeed, the apt description of the Republican Party in general, and Bush White House in Particular, is that they WALLOW in their ability to MISINFORM American voters, and the larger American public.

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Three Years On: Survey Shows Misinformation on Iraq Endures

By E&P Staff
Published: March 17, 2006 10:15 AM ET
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198595

NEW YORK Despite one official finding after another, debunking the involvement of Saddam Hussein's Iraq in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, nearly one in four Americans continue to embrace that notion. And nearly 6 in 10 are fairly certain, contrary to most evidence, that Iraq did have WMDs before the war started.

A Gallup poll released today, conducted March 10-12 on a wide range of war-related issues, found that 39% still believe Saddam was personally involved in the 9/11 attacks. Shortly before the war began, 51% held that view, but that was before the many official, and media, reports to the contrary. Yet a high number still cling to the view.

Previous surveys have revealed that about the same number or more falsely believe that some of the 9/11 hijackers were Iraqis.

In a similar vein, Gallup reports today, "Though no weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq after the invasion, today 57% of Americans express some degree of certainty that such weapons or programs to develop them were in Iraq just before the fighting began -- 29% feel definite about it, and another 28% think the weapons were there, though they have some doubt." Another 22% say Iraq "might have had" WMDs.

Nevertheless, three years on, the same poll finds that 54% want U.S. troops withdrawn from Iraq within a year -- either immediate withdrawal (19%), or withdrawal by March 2007 (35%).

Six in 10 Americans now say going to war was "not worth it." Exactly 50% say the war is not "morally justified," with 47% saying that it is.

E&P Staff (letters@editorandpublisher.con)

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