[Peace-discuss] he Damage To America's "Image"

[Brussel Morton K.]

For those who read the English Guardian, as I do, here is a Media  
Lens' comment. It could apply equally well to most U.S. newspapers.

http://www.medialens.org/alerts/index.php

Bush - The Damage To America's "Image"

The deep-seated tendency of the elite media to bury the crimes of the  
powerful will be well to the fore as Bush prepares to leave office.  
Thus, a Guardian editorial, 'Goodbye to all that,' observed of the  
president:

     "the damage Mr Bush has inflicted on America's image is  
impressive, especially with close allies like Turkey." (http:// 
www.guardian.co.uk/ commentisfree/2008/jun/16/georgebush.eu)

With Iraq and Afghanistan in ruins, with action on the rising  
catastrophe of climate change effectively stymied, the Guardian  
editors chose to focus on damage to America's "image". The editorial  
concluded:

     "Rebuilding global trust will be the major task of the next US  
president."

This single sentence speaks volumes about the Guardian's conformity,  
about its refusal to expose the brutal priorities of power. The major  
task of the next US president will be the same as it has always been.  
If you are weak and defenceless, or in the way - watch out!

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