[Newspoetry] Re: WTO:NPR and N-G coverage and WEFT

[Mark Paris]

Mike,

   The all-out media blitz against standing up to capitalists who
   want us to sit down and shut the @#&*%!-up *is* in full swing.
   And thanks to the "democratic" staff who unilaterally took
   Democracy Now! off the WEFT airwaves we must suffer the cheer-
   leading squad for the powers of oppression -- NPR -- for
   "information". On some radios you can set the AM dial to 580
   and when NPR news comes on WILL in the morning merely flip the
   switch to FM and good ol' WEFT at 90.1 is broadcasting the same.
   That's diverse community radio for you.

Mark

> A couple of quick things.
> 
> NPR's 'All Things Considered' had a story about the anarchists
> participating in the Seattle protests. I know that they are becoming
> pretty much Corporate Amerika's upscale mouthpiece.
> I think they are becoming a little obvious when they use a 'Wall Street
> Journal' reporter as the main source for a story of this nature,
> though.  Maybe they considered it a balanced piece because both sides
> were represented? -One side, the Megacorps, talking about the other
> side, the anarchists. I'm sure tomorrow they'll have a story on the
> Megacorps, with the main source being an anarchist.
> 
> Also, on the front page of today's N-G is a picture of some of the
> "unarmed" National Guard sent to enforce martial law in Seattle. They
> all seem to brandishing night sticks. Last time I checked, it's
> relatively easy to strike a fatal blow with one of those things.
> 
> BTW, gas masks have been banned under the martial law declaration, by
> classifying them as being in the same class as  weapons. So it looks
> like protestors "armed" with gas masks may confront "unarmed" Guardsmen
> carrying batons. I bet it isn't the Guard that ends up sustaining the
> majority of injuries.
> 
> Mike Lehman
> 
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