GEORGE MONBIOT QUERIES MEDIA LENS - PART 1
In the first two weeks of December 2002, Media Lens published a total of three alerts on exchanges with Guardian columnist George Monbiot ('George Monbiot Responds on Iraq and "Just War"', December 2,...
View ArticleGEORGE MONBIOT QUERIES MEDIA LENS - PART 2
In Part 1 of this Media Alert we published an exchange with Guardian columnist George Monbiot. On October 14 we received the following response from Monbiot: Dear David and David, thank you for your...
View ArticleFEAR OF BEING AN INDIVIDUAL
Why do activists so often focus on hard facts, reams of figures and dry arguments, while neglecting to deal with the intensely human issues of motivation, loneliness, burnout, selfishness and...
View ArticlePREVAILING UNTRUTHS
Patriotism, Progress And A Beautiful Thing Perseus: "What's the world like?"Danae: "Not like this."Perseus: "What's this, then?"Danae: "A prison."Perseus: "I thought it +was+ the world."(The Greek...
View ArticleFRIENDLY BOMBS - PART 1
Western Benevolence, Johann Hari And "Us" Following the killing of 27 people including 19 Italian troops in Nassiriya on November 12, Channel 4 News presenter, Jon Snow, asked Labour MP Ann Clwyd: "Are...
View ArticleTERROR AND THE WHIRLWIND
Exposing The Final Lie Of The War On Iraq No links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda, no weapons of mass destruction, and now no question that the invasion of Iraq has led to a massive increase in...
View ArticleJOHANN HARI RESPONDS - PART 1
On November 20, we received the following email from Johann Hari of the Independent in response to our Media Alert, Friendly Bombs, Part 1 (November 20, 2003): Dear David and David, Thank you for your...
View ArticleNOAM CHOMSKY RESPONDS TO JOHANN HARI
We received a second response from Johann Hari on November 29: Dear David and David, I've been moping in bed with 'flu all day and just had an amicable row with a friend who read your alert and...
View ArticleGUEST MEDIA LENS ALERT: ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION
Comparing the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Independent By Matthew Randall Introduction: Distorted Agendas As a rule, UK parliamentary debate on asylum and immigration is both selective and...
View ArticleTHE TYRANT WITH A THOUSAND FACES
"Since trade ignores national boundaries and the manufacturer insists on having the world as a market, the flag of his nation must follow him, and the doors of the nations which are closed against him...
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