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The media are one of the institutional props of the system, though that does not preclude difficulties in their relationship with the rulers. As is pointed out, they are not experts on foreign relations or the world at large and they are institutionally inclined to simplicity and quick fixes. That could create problems long-term, but at present they are playing a useful role for the ruling class, esp. in the USA. Steve K. __________________ >From: mart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], com-int ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], >[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Fw: [inin] : US Media Cheerleads War [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] >Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 14:13:59 -0500 > >HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK >--------------------------- > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Vicki Andrada >To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; >Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 1:55 PM >Subject: Fw: [inin] ANALYSIS: US Media Cheerleads War > >to visit my home page go to: >http://www.nosanctions.com >----- Original Message ----- >From: Islamic News and Information Network >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:49 AM >Subject: [inin] : US Media Cheerleads War >Assalamu'alaikum, > >US Media Cheerleads War >Media and War, Appearance and Reality >http://www.stratfor.com/home/0201151930a.htm > >Summary > >Coverage of the "war on terrorism" has reversed the traditional role >between the press and the military. Abandoning the hypercritical coverage >of the past, the media have become cheerleaders -- allowing the conflict >in Afghanistan to become synonymous with the war at large and portraying >that war as an unalloyed success. The reversal of roles between media and >military creates public expectations that can affect the prosecution of >the war. > > >Analysis > >The U.S. Department of Defense recently issued a report stating that the >"war on terrorism" could last as long as six years on a global scale. >Obviously no one, including the Defense Department, can predict anything >that far into the future. A forecast of that sort is not intended as a >precise benchmark. Rather, it is intended to say that the war is only just >beginning and that victory, while attainable, will take a very long time. > >In a sense, the Defense Department is simply providing a benchmark in >terms of its own rhythm of life. For example, U.S. defense undergoes >what's called a "Quadrennial Review" (QR) -- a complete review of >everything from strategy to weapons -- every four years. A QR was >completed just prior to Sept. 11, and the next one will take place in >2005. Defense officials are saying here that the war will not be over by >the time of the next QR and that the next QR will still be focused on the >war. Second, most serious budgeting takes place in less than a five-year >horizon. The Defense Department is saying that all budgeting now and for >the next couple of years will be focused on the war. > >All of this is in keeping with what the Bush administration, the Defense >Department and the armed services have been saying since Sept. 11. >The war is going to be long and hard -- and though its outcome will be >certain, the enemy is intelligent, dedicated and resilient. The war in >Afghanistan is merely the prelude for other military actions, and even in >Afghanistan, it is far from over. Thus, this Defense Department report is >entirely in keeping with what the administration has been saying on its >own. > >In a paradox worthy of careful study, however, the mass media have >been far more exuberant about progress in the war. The media have >to a great extent disregarded the constant drumbeat of caution sounded >by everyone from U.S. President George W. Bush to Defense Secretary >Donald Rumsfeld to Adm. John Stufflebeem. Instead, they have spoken >of the stunning victory of U.S. arms in Afghanistan and a new war-fighting >paradigm in which air power, a few good men and the natives sweep away >America's enemy, and they have generally engaged in an ongoing orgy of >congratulatory coverage... > _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
