tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post116056626641253718..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Passive AttackMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-1160589229676842522006-10-11T12:53:00.000-05:002006-10-11T12:53:00.000-05:00It's great that you continue to document the betra...It's great that you continue to document the betrayal of NPR, a betrayal for those who thought that the public network would be a counterpoint to the mass commercial media in its alliance with power. NPR has shown itself also to be, in general, in alliance (in bed with) power. (After all, where do they get most of their money?) The exceptions, and there are some, tend to be timorous. <BR/><BR/>One can believe that NPR takes its cues from the NYT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-1160582724839712832006-10-11T11:05:00.000-05:002006-10-11T11:05:00.000-05:00Garrels should know better, but as Juan Cole says,...Garrels should know better, but as <A HREF="http://juancole.com/" REL="nofollow">Juan Cole</A> says, "a significant fraction of the business elite in this country is very invested in the Iraq War, and they will try to discredit the study. Can you imagine the profits being made by the military-industrial complex on all this? Do they really want the US public to know the truth about what the weapons they produce have done to Iraqis? When you see someone waxing cynical about the study, ask yourself: Does this person know what a chi square is? And, who does this person work for, really?"<BR/><BR/>Who does Anne Garrels work for? Why, the Nice Polite Republicans, of course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com