My post in the New York TImes

[jmatthan]

I posted this in the Transiion in Iraq Forum of the New York Times a few minutes ago:

Who wanted the Iraq War?

Sitting in the Arctic 5000 km, safely away from American shores and all its corruption and criminal administration, I often muse...

It is popular to portray Bush and his cohorts as wanting the Iraq War right from 1998 and the PNAC document.

There were none more interested in pushing for the Iraq War as the American Mainstream Media (MSM) with the New York Times in the lead. They egged on the situation by false reporting by such journalists as Judith Miller and aided by convicted criminals as Ahmed Chalabi. The American MSM wanted war to sell more newspapers.

But it is strange they do not want an investigation into the fraud in the American election, which could also sell newspapers!! The way the New York Times has studiously avoided attending and covering issues related to the Conyers hearings (which even I watched thanks to the Internet and CSpan), or covering any of the truly heart rending 100000 complaints regarding irregularities of the recent American Presidential election, makes one wonder. Did any New York Times journalist look at the scathing report by the European Observers about the irregularities in the American election.

On the other hand, with not a single complaint in their hands the American MSM ran helter skelter to spotlight the Ukrainian election fraud!!

Of course, Scott Peterson, a white guy who murdered his wife and unborn child must get precedence over such mundane matters as a fraudulent American election and the tragedy of the crushing death of American democracy, if ever such a thing existed.

Maybe there is a common link in arriving at such horrendous editorial decisions by the New York Times?

Think!!!


Jacob Matthan
Oulu, Finland