Newsweek - blatent propaganda color pictures
RH
See the NEWSWEEK international covers at the left, along
with their headlines.
Europe: "Losing Afghanistan"
Asia: "Losing Afghanistan"
Latin America: "Losing Afghanistan"
US: "My Life In Pictures" (pap for Americans & truth for the rest of
the world)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3037881/site/newsweek/
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The newsweek owners wouldn't want to upset the bush regime by
headlining the truth!
Dink
More likely they don't want to upset their few remaining subscribers.
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bobgnome
"RH" <halco...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1159291007.6...@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
Hope Newsweek printed all the "truth." Seems that
our NATO "allies" have been dragging their feet in
Afghanistan:
Associated Press
NATO Wants Reinforcements in Afghanistan
By PAUL AMES [7 September 2006]
NATO's top commander, Gen. James L. Jones, on
Thursday called for allied nations to send
reinforcements to southern Afghanistan, saying the
coming weeks could be decisive in the fight against the
Taliban.
Jones will meet top generals from the 26 NATO
nations Friday and Saturday in Warsaw, Poland, in an
attempt to generate hundreds of troops, with planes
and helicopters needed for the mission.
"We have to give the commander additional insurance
in terms of some forces that can be there, perhaps
temporarily, to make sure that we can carry the
moment," he said.
Jones acknowledged that NATO had been surprised
by the "level of intensity" of Taliban attacks since the
alliance moved into the southern region in July and by
the fact the insurgents were prepared to stand and fight
rather than deploy their usual hit-and-run tactics. [ . . . ]
^
"NATO failing Afghanistan was effort"
John Hall
_The Wall Street Journal_
[22 September 2006]
...Gen. James L. Jones has been greeted so far with
silence and thousand-mile stares. So far, except for
Poland, sort of, no one has answered Jones' call for
2,500 more combat troops in southern Afghanistan.
[ . . . ]
Germany, for instance, has 2,300 troops in
Afghanistan. But because of its history, it refuses to let
them go on patrol in dangerous areas.
The Dutch, who have elections coming up, reportedly
asked to keep their forces from incurring any casualties
There are reports now that Dutch troops will be pulling
out altogether within the year, with no one in sight to
replace them. [ . . . ]
k
Baba Mung
Jean B.
Very interesting. I wonder how many other things are doctored
for US consumption! And how does this skew the thoughts of
the readers/beholders/voters here?
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Jean B.
pijoe
The goal of Newsweek is to sell magazines--the dhimmi terror sympathy
market in Europe is good.
pijoe
The covers for Playboy are different for foreign markets. I expect most
American magazines with foreign distribution do the same
Jean B.
Oh, I don't think so, Joe. I see nothing of interest on the
US cover, while the other cover might attract quite a few
readers, whether they think it is correct or not.
I'd like to know what is going on here--and how frequently
does that type of thing happen, when the other covers/topics
concern us?
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Jean B.
Jean B.
This is different.... I find it very interesting--and disturbing.
--
Jean B.
RH
That's one of the reasons why so few people outside the USA would ever
support the world's most violent terrorist regime, like the majority of
the US citizens do - when they pay their taxes. After all, we were
bamboozled into supporting the dropping of tens of thousands of Bombs
on a city of ~5 million (Baghdad) just 3 years ago, and a few weeks ago
- we paid for the dropping of an estimated one million cluster bombs
made in the USA that were
dropped in heavily inhabited areas of Southern Lebanon during the last
72 hours of the conflict there.
American's have a history of being treated and exploited like stupid
sheep. People all over the world have plenty of reason to think of the
USA as a big sick bully.
Those who say Bush (like JD & PIJoe) is no worse than Clinton are way
out of touch. Maybe 2 thousand people were needlessly killed or
crippled under the Clinton regime. Under Bush - it's been about
200,000. Humongous difference in those numbers.
Bush is a global nightmare that must be removed from the white house -
no matter what the cost.
bobgnome
> People outside the US get much more of the Truth than Americans. [. . . ]
That is absolute nonsense.
PRAGUE, May 2, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A new report by the media watchdog group
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) finds that North Koreans live in the
most heavily censored country in the world.
The other countries that make up the 10 most censored states are, in order,
are Burma, Turkmenistan, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Eritrea, Cuba,
Uzbekistan, Syria, and Belarus.
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/05/36d064c3-702b-4e89-9db5-e3a36d6e755b.html
ps: thanks for staying on topic with some blatent propaganda.
k
pijoe
*All* the time. The goal is to sell magazines. Print media is a dead
horse, they're desperate. In a few years Newsweak will compete with
"PEOPLE" like the NYT is gearing up to compete with "The Observer" at
supermarket checkouts.
pijoe
Why different? Do you think anyone reads Newsweek for 'news?'
pijoe
> Those who say Bush (like JD & PIJoe) is no worse than Clinton are way
> out of touch. Maybe 2 thousand people were needlessly killed or
> crippled under the Clinton regime. Under Bush - it's been about
> 200,000. Humongous difference in those numbers.
I've *never* said that. Clinton and Bush should never be mentioned in
the same breath. Clinton and Carter are co-winners for Worst President
in History.
Victoria
[..]
[different NEWSWEEK covers]
>>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3037881/site/newsweek/
>
> ... I see nothing of interest on the US cover, while the other cover
> not.
>
> I'd like to know what is going on here--and how frequently does that type
>
>
Since it's the magazine cover that sells the magazine, the message delivered
by Newsweek's editorial staff reveals what they think about US readers--that
we prefer gossipy tabloid material, and want to be sheltered from woe in our
blissful ignorance. ;-)
Whereas international readers are drawn to substantive news that informs
them with honest and relevant reporting.
Sad that it widens the gap between how the world perceives international
affairs and how Americans perceive them. So we shouldn't be surprised by the
actions and opinions of other nations...or fail to understand why they often
disagree with us. Maybe it's because our media is sanitizing our news. Only
hard-core news junkies search for news from all sources.
v
Jean B.
Well, when I read such magazines, it is for the news.
--
Jean B.
Jean B.
But I think the other cover would have sold magazines....
On the wider subject, why did I just get an email re the New
York Times making its archived stories available for free?
The only thing I can figure is that they will get you hooked
and then start charging--or can they make enough from ad
revenue--even if folks don't click on the ads?
--
Jean B.
RH
Jackson's trial got ten times more attention that the Bush regime's
illegal, genocidal invasion of Iraq. They've intentionally ignored the
movement to impeach Bush, and other things that the American people
should know about.
The warmongering, profit oriented powers that be - know what they're
doing. Those global trouble makers are the #1 terrorists & obstacles to
world peace & justice. Their days in power are numbered. The average
American is far more ethical and honest than any of them.
As a nation we're either at the bottom of our potential or almost
there. From that lowest possible point, the only way forward is up.
RH
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According to some college kids at Sonoma State University -
the
Top 25 Censored news stories are as follows:
#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
#2 Halliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran
#3 Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger
#4 Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the US
#5 High-Tech Genocide in Congo
#6 Federal Whistleblower Protection in Jeopardy
# 7 US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq
#8 Pentagon Exempt from Freedom of Information Act
#9 The World Bank Funds Israel-Palestine Wall
#10 Expanded Air War in Iraq Kills More Civilians
#11 Dangers of Genetically Modified Food Confirmed
#12 Pentagon Plans to Build New Landmines
#13 New Evidence Establishes Dangers of Roundup
#14 Homeland Security Contracts KBR to Build Detention Centers in the
US
#15 Chemical Industry is EPA's Primary Research Partner
#16 Ecuador and Mexico Defy US on International Criminal Court
#17 Iraq Invasion Promotes OPEC Agenda
#18 Physicist Challenges Official 9-11 Story
#19 Destruction of Rainforests Worst Ever
#20 Bottled Water: A Global Environmental Problem
#21 Gold Mining Threatens Ancient Andean Glaciers
#22 $Billions in Homeland Security Spending Undisclosed
#23 US Oil Targets Kyoto in Europe
#24 Cheney's Halliburton Stock Rose Over 3000 Percent Last Year
#25 US Military in Paraguay Threatens Region
Marian
Whoa! I have a subscription to Newsweek, been anxious to get in on this
discussion for days. In this instance, I don't agree with ANYONE here.
That's ANNIE LEIBOVITZ on the cover with pictures inside of her new
book. That. Is. No. 'gossipy tabloid' story. What a coup for Newsweek
to have gotten this! No wonder they're bragging about it.
The premier [international] story inside IS about the resurgent
Taliban, btw.
Marian, inviting everyone to chill
Jean B.
Yes, Vickie, the points in your last paragraph sort-of
parallel some of my thoughts on this. I guess we really need
to look at international sources--and possibly even compare
editions to see what is going on. I frequently think of posts
Kelly makes, which contain information (from Aftenposten?)
that we don't readily see here.
--
Jean B.
pijoe
It's a week old. Newspapers are good for crosswords and lining the
birdcage.
pijoe
The NYT's will start interviewing people who claim to be Martian
offspring, if they want to survive. They already have plans to cut the
size of the paper to fit supermarket checkout stands.
Val Adams
Granting many of our media are biased, the thing I dont see much of being
questioned is whether OTHER country's media are not biased also. Why this
chronic presumption that because it gives a different view, it is
necessarily more correct than one over here? Maybe our news is sometimes
sanitized..but, maybe, theirs is sometimes more subtly adulterated ?
I dont, btw, consider myself a 'news junkie' at all; but do find it useful
to keep more or less matching pairs of media feeds: blatantly left,
blatantly right, plus more temperate general views plus highly specialized
tangential ones.
Jean B.
It's gonna be a tabloid? Are you serious? Well, I guess
folks will see it then....
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Jean B.
Dink
That would just be a continuation of a trend they've already begun.
New York Times Plans Changes
Size Of Newspaper To Shrink; Company To Close Printing Plant, Cut Jobs
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/18/business/main1814255.shtml
Jean B.
That doesn't sound quite tabloid size. Yet. I don't see USA
Today, which they say is already the new, smaller size, in the
checkout aisles.
Thanks, Dink.
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Jean B.
Jean B.
> Granting many of our media are biased, the thing I dont see much of
> being questioned is whether OTHER country's media are not biased also.
> Why this chronic presumption that because it gives a different view, it
> is necessarily more correct than one over here? Maybe our news is
> sometimes sanitized..but, maybe, theirs is sometimes more subtly
> adulterated ?
> I dont, btw, consider myself a 'news junkie' at all; but do find it
> useful to keep more or less matching pairs of media feeds: blatantly
> left, blatantly right, plus more temperate general views plus highly
> specialized tangential ones.
>
Oh yes! Some other countries have much more biased media than
we do!!! You are absolutely right, Val.
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Jean B.