This year (as of October 24) the words 'Iraq and inspectors' have been
mentioned in 497 Guardian/Observer articles. We managed to find some half a
dozen articles confirming that arms inspectors had been infiltrated by CIA
spies in 1998. These generally make brief mention of the presence of spies,
or report that spies merely "passed on secrets" to the US and Israel,
omitting to mention that the information was used to launch a major military
strike against Iraq.
This, to be sure, is only one example of how the US/UK media act as a
filtering system for power, ensuring that the public is presented with the
right facts and the right ideas at the right time.
In Part Two, 'What a Difference 3 Years Makes: UK News Coverage of Why the
Inspectors Left Iraq', we will show how reporting throughout the UK media
has closely mirrored the deceptive performance of the US media, as reported
by FAIR.
mentioned in 497 Guardian/Observer articles. We managed to find some half a
dozen articles confirming that arms inspectors had been infiltrated by CIA
spies in 1998. These generally make brief mention of the presence of spies,
or report that spies merely "passed on secrets" to the US and Israel,
omitting to mention that the information was used to launch a major military
strike against Iraq.
This, to be sure, is only one example of how the US/UK media act as a
filtering system for power, ensuring that the public is presented with the
right facts and the right ideas at the right time.
In Part Two, 'What a Difference 3 Years Makes: UK News Coverage of Why the
Inspectors Left Iraq', we will show how reporting throughout the UK media
has closely mirrored the deceptive performance of the US media, as reported
by FAIR.