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LIBERAL MEDIA IN IDEOLOGICAL COLLUSION WITH IRAQI MILITANTS
Frederick Meekins
A few weeks ago at Wallace
Presbyterian Church where I occasionally attend, a member returning from
a tour of duty in Iraq briefly addressed the congregation about his
experience in the theater of conflict. Most interesting of his comments
was his observation of how the media is only telling part of the story by
focusing almost exclusively on the violent malcontents.
Rather, this returning serviceman remarked how many of the Iraqis he
dealt with were happy to have the American military there, especially those
amongst the Christian population we seldom hear about. He also told the
congregation about how many Iraqis were eager to attend worship services on
the base where he was stationed but whose numbers had to be limited for
security reasons. If U.S. forces were such brutal occupiers as the media
would have the American people believe, I doubt Iraqis would come sing
Christmas Carols to U.S. troops as described by this soldier.
The brief testimony was informative and caused one to reflect upon the
disparity between what is going on over there and the spin put on it by
those in the establishment media propagating a competing foreign policy
vision. More importantly, such an observation causes one to wonder why the
media would forego its solemn obligation to provide a comprehensive summary
of events in favor of the same take on things embraced by anti-American
thugs and malcontents.
Could it be internationalists in the media actually want the terrorists
to prevail in order to undermine America’s predominance in world affairs in
favor of global agencies and institutions more in line with their
socialistic agenda? They hope to accomplish their goal in part by creating
sympathy for the very fanatics who share their goal of destroying Western
Christendom.
Thing is, though, the laws of revolution dictate that eventually those
seizing power will eventually turn on and consume their vocal advocates in
the intelligentsia. Those rooting for the terrorist rabble would be among
the first eliminated and their livelihood’s based upon the free propagation
of ideas abolished should these fanatics ever come to power. (Apart from
permitting multiple wives, I guess Islamist rule is not without a few other
benefits.)
The events taking place at Abu Gahrib Prison won’t be recorded as the
proudest moment in U.S. military history. But neither do such unfortunate
incidents characterize all Iraqi encounters with American armed forces. For
some kind of amicable reporte has had to be established arising from
kindness on the part of Americans if civilized Iraqis are clamoring to
participate in our troops’ chapel services.
Frederick Meekins
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