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countryjake

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25. "...speaking from behind bars in The Hague."
Wed Jun 18, 2014, 04:53 PM
Jun 2014
"I would have felt more comfortable had they all been speaking from behind bars in The Hague, where they should be."

Watching Farrow's Daily show on MSNBC for the first time today, I was tickled to hear Ambassador Joe Wilson make that statement, when Farrow asked him how he felt about warmongers (my description) such as Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz spewing (again, my description) their crap advice about Iraq on all of the MSM outlets lately. Joe said that what he sees are the same charlatans who sold us the Iraq War coming to the fore again to push again for a US action.

http://www.msnbc.com/ronan-farrow/watch/cheneys-advice-is-not-worth-anything-283770435605

When asked if he thought that the media was being more responsible, this time around, Amb. Wilson said,

"When the media puts on Wolfowitz and Dick Cheney and these other charlatans who took us to war a decade ago, I don't think that's terribly responsible. Their advice is not worth anything. They're the ones who created this mess, they're going on television now simply to blame others for the mess that they created. I don't think that's very helpful to the public's understanding of what is really going on or how we should be reacting."

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America's press is a corrupt institution that turned its back on the Constitution and the People. Octafish Jun 2014 #1
I hear you, Mr. Octafish 90-percent Jun 2014 #15
Remember these words of advice from Leo Strauss, the PNAC Godfather... Octafish Jun 2014 #24
That is not the description of a leader.. sendero Jun 2014 #27
Indistinguishable from Nazi ideology. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #29
RT? n/t tech3149 Jun 2014 #2
What someone on Common Dreams observed re DU and RT... Octafish Jun 2014 #3
Is this the news group that always have Alex Jones (I think thats his name) on? Iliyah Jun 2014 #9
Don't know. I do know they print and broadcast news that US mainstream media ignore. Octafish Jun 2014 #13
As long as they aren't talking about something involving Russia. jeff47 Jun 2014 #14
Thanks. Octafish Jun 2014 #17
Isn't that also true of M$Greedia malaise Jun 2014 #28
No, Corporate media does it for free. (nt) jeff47 Jun 2014 #35
Perhaps I should start reading RT?? kentuck Jun 2014 #4
Don't dismiss it out of hand. Octafish Jun 2014 #16
Liberal media? progressoid Jun 2014 #5
Rarer than Bigfoot. JEB Jun 2014 #19
Yesterday, Charlie Rose interviewed a Mr.Gelb from the Foreign Relations Council.. whathehell Jun 2014 #6
Rose often looks down when interviewing. He also closes his eyes No Vested Interest Jun 2014 #11
You may be right -- I watch him on occasion, not regularly. n/t whathehell Jun 2014 #21
Gelb was one of the people who supported what became Biden's position on partitions karynnj Jun 2014 #20
I'm no expert on the ME, but give what's happening in Iraq right now, whathehell Jun 2014 #22
The final Biden position was better than the Gelb/Galbraeth position karynnj Jun 2014 #23
Rachel Maddow covered this pretty extensively last night: Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #7
Media guys love the rush of war reporting. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #8
Profits and rating, damn the deaths and for what - Iliyah Jun 2014 #10
there has never been a 'liberal' media.... file under if you say it enough times, it's true. spanone Jun 2014 #12
K & R Liberal_Dog Jun 2014 #18
"...speaking from behind bars in The Hague." countryjake Jun 2014 #25
This is why compromising NET NEUTRALITY would be the death of American democracy. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #26
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #30
Evidently, Terry Bradshaw is an 'expert' on war. Aristus Jun 2014 #31
It's a bizarre spectacle. Hissyspit Jun 2014 #32
The only people I know who pay any attention to it are wing nuts Doctor_J Jun 2014 #33
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #34
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