Amazing program
Just a few days ago from a (broken) link at Counterpunch I discovered the incredible Pinky Show. The latest one posted, linked directly from the above graphic, features Pinky's discussion of recent American polling on attitudes about Iraq followed by a moving, disturbing, and deeply insightful talk by blogger and AFSC Iraq program coordinator, Raed Jarrar.
While Americans overwhelmingly believe the war was a "mistake," they are still bathed in misinformation about its consequences. For example, over 60% of Americans today believe the invasion and occupation has been a good thing for the Iraqi people. Many think that Iraqis should be grateful to the U.S., despite the fact that hundreds of thousands have been killed, millions displaced, and the country's infrastructure destroyed while the Bush administration and American corporations act to carve up Iraq's resources for their own benefit.
Pinky posits that it's corporate media and politicians who promulgate the misfeeds on Iraq. The wall of nebulous obfuscation prevents most Americans from processing the horrors the U.S. has inflicted upon Iraq. It's damned disheartening that so many people won't turn off their televisions, quiet the dissonant voice, and find places like Pinky to get some real information.
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