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In reply to the discussion: JFK Conference: Dan Hardway Detailed how CIA Obstructed HSCA Investigation [View all]Octafish
(55,745 posts)Each had their unique perspective and experiences, but the common denominator is any variance from the Oswald-did-it-alone will not be tolerated, on-air, in-print or in the newsroom, a position that has become more hardened with the passing years, despite the growing body of evidence to the contrary.
Only the US government wields the power to shape the national media coverage, as it did in the run up to the illegal, immoral, unnecessary and disastrous wars based on lies in Afghanistan and Iraq. The pattern has become familiar and obvious since the phony Gulf of Tonkin Incident helped lie America into war with Vietnam. While the media told us these wars were to protect the USA, they really have served only to enrich a small number of individuals and corporations and to cower and control the majority, "the masses."
Thankfully, DU enables the free flow of news, information and analysis. That is the cornerstone of democracy. Truth, in the form of the ideals and ideas expressed in the Constitution, is the foundation of our republic.