[Peace-discuss] Worthy and unworthy victims

[C. G. Estabrook]

A propaganda system treats victims of its own government or clients as
"unworthy victims," i.e., victims unworthy of media attention and
indignation.

* Worthy Victims = 3,117 dead or missing in the 911 attacks = 2,893 dead
or missing at the World Trade Center + 184 dead or missing at the Pentagon
+ 40 dead in Pennsylvania (Source: New York Times 9 Jan. 02: A11)

* Unworthy Victims = 3,767 Afghan civilians dead in US bombing attacks (as
of 6 Dec. 01) -- plus perhaps uncounted undocumented workers (aka "illegal
aliens") dead at the WTC (Source: Marc W. Herold, professor of economics,
University of New Hampshire: <www.cursor.org/stories/civilian_deaths.htm>)

Deaths of Afghans are invisible in US media.