Written By: - Date published: 11:51 pm, November 29th, 2007 - 61 comments
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This looks interesting. Fox Attacks: Iran is a new short film from Robert Greenwald, director of the excellent Outfoxed. The film focuses on the parallels between Fox’s drumbeat for war with Iraq and what’s being said now about Iran. It’s also a plea to other networks not to fall in behind Fox like they did last time.
Here’s what Greenwald has to say:
I remember very clearly the daily fearmongering led by FOX as they cheered for war with Iraq. The 24/7 images, sound effects, yelling and threatening were an ever-present drumbeat for war. We had to invade, and we had to invade now.. anyone who didn’t see that was a traitor. They viciously attacked those of us who worked to get out the truth.
You’d think that with the complete failure in Iraq, those days would be behind us. Sadly, you’d be wrong. FOX wants war with Iran…
This time is different though. We’re prepared, and we have the means to alert people to what FOX is doing. Everyone has seen the terrible tragedy and the awful price paid by so many Iraqis and Americans. We know this is coming, and we can stop it.
It was about this time in the lead-up to the Iraq war when the other TV networks started following FOX’s lead. As CNN’s Christiane Amanpour says in the video, they were intimidated by FOX into cheerleading for the Iraq war.
WE CANNOT LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.
This is a critical moment, and we must send a message to the major television networks urging them to ask tough questions, be skeptical, and tell us what is really happening. They must not follow FOX down the road to another war.
You can sign the open letter over here.
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Liz, I do not know who you are, why you have suddenly found your voice, and why you seem so obsessed with me. Are you in love with me?
No need for the “gotcha” tone. I freely acknowledge that Iraq was an emourmous fuckup (in fact, I just said it). I also said so before they went in. It’s not a left-right thing. It’s a common sense thing.
BTW, I was all for going into Afghanistan. The bad guys were there. It made sense.
I do not know why you assume that I agree with everything the National Party says or does. I prefer thinking for myself, rather than swallowing a party line. And I haven’t voted for them since 1990.
Now, I know it is hard, but please try to stop obsessing about me.
Of course faux news is the staple of redbaiter and his fellow “culture warriors”, references to secular progressives, left wing media bias and the creeping socialist agendas within the education system etc etc, but if you want something that is really disturbing I can recommend LGF, The Gates of Vienna and closer to home, the favorite of Adolf and Fairfacts of No Minister, the creepy Aurora at The Midnight Sun.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/
http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/
http://www.themidnightsun.org/
Interesting to find that Fox is the highest rating cable news network in the USA – roughly double CNN’s ratings.
Good thing that American citizens are still free to choose what to watch eh?
Cable is free?
Lampie – gold!
Especially as Fox is free to air in NZ, apparently. Truth ain’t so pretty as imagination, eh TDS?
why you seem so obsessed with me. Are you in love with me?
Christ now you are beginning to sound like DPF
Two posts mentioning you and I’m obsessed.
Billy you are gone by luchtime
“Two posts mentioning you and I’m obsessed.”
I know you’re new, so I’ll let it slide, but they are comments.
And all of your comments have been about me.
I’m off to lunch.
why you seem so obsessed with me. Are you in love with me?
The dude’s stealing all my lines!
Lee C, Iraq has been a UN mandated peacekeeping operation since May 2003. Does our government support those or not?
I think Lee got the answer a few posts back, personally.
Fox is beating the war drums because
(a) it’s good for ratings in their market
(b) they know a patina of fear cast over next year’s election will help the Republican candidate.
I think with these guys, the simple answer’s usually the right one because, well, they don’t do ‘complicated’.
But an invasion will never happen.
Lee C, Iraq has been a UN mandated peacekeeping operation since May 2003. Does our government support those or not?
I may have missed it somewhere as I can’t find that on the operations list from the UN http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/
If you do find it, post the link
Lampie “Lee C, Iraq has been a UN mandated peacekeeping operation since May 2003. Does our government support those or not?”
I honestly do not know the answer to that. Interestingly enough, if they do, that might support the idea that ‘the war is over’.
This might involve petitions, politicians’ wages donated to to ‘the children’ etc….
If they don’t it might cast a shadow over New Zealand’s prior support for the UN’s lack of support for the original illegal invasion.
hmmmm.
Lee C, Iraq has been a UN mandated peacekeeping operation since May 2003. Does our government support those or not?”
Ummm thats Philbest’s quote
I’m just wondering if there is a UN mandated peacekeeping operation in Iraq as I can’t find one so I’m interested so I can have a peek on the net on where that info is
I see Prime TV are still showing Fox through the night. I’ve been aware for several years now that Prime TV are actually in breach of the broadcasting standards act by showing this garbage. The act spells out clearly that anything screened on TV (made here or otherwise) must give a fair and balanced (read: not Fox) view whereas it is clear Fox News does not. So theres a little project for people interested, if you ever end up watching this filth during the night write down any obvious breaches (this shouldn’t be hard) and email them through to Prime. They are obligated to act appropriately and if you feel they haven’t you can take it further.
doesn’t give currency traders a good look
didn’t put this on his DVD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgliD41XCDE
Fuck still the wrong thread
I agree. Fox is rubbish. I’d prefer to watch North Korea’s TV all night. It’s of great quality, trully independent and better than the BBC.
That’s exactly what Kim Il Jong told the poodle Winston two weeks ago.
I’m all for NKTV on channel 2
Starting to see why they call you ‘Billy the Double’!
While we’re on the subject of Iran and Iraq, i have a suggestion to make. Why don’t all you wise-arse Bush-haters put your talents of omniprescence to good use and make yourselves filthy rich? because if you KNOW that Iraq and the world would be better off today with Saddam still in power, and you KNOW that the Mullahs of Iran are never going to do anything hurtful with a nuke, predicting winning Lotto numbers should be a doddle for you.
Phil – you’ve got real problems with rational debate, eh?
Phil – you’ve got real problems
Thomas, you got even worse problems.
Santi
To which Thomas are you referring?, there seems to be a few
SO I am going to change mine to
More soporific then a John Key DVD
Thats better
Anyone see the march apparently 5 thousand
marching for freedom?
Lee C
I think this might be the book you were looking for upthread:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Israel_Lobby_and_U.S._Foreign_Policy
The following is something else that you might find interesting:
http://www.amconmag.com/06_30_03/feature.html
haha thomas my matey – lets see how u like it when JK gets medieval on your ass!
Who’s got problems with rational debate? Who’s shutting down freedom of speech in NZ, and who says that a TV channel like Fox should be banned, and talk radio regulated? Is anyone on the RIGHT calling for that sort of thing over all the leftwing propaganda media organs, which by the way, is most of them, a matter of default since far more lefties get to become journalists than rightwingers. That’s why there’s such a healthy market niche for Fox News in the US, and I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of Kiwis watch it as an antidote to john Campbell and his ilk.