Why the fuck is nobody in the media talking about the Koran riots/upheaval

[Bombtrack]

You'd think a story as important as this would not be buried in the newspaper, so that non newspaper reading people overwhelmingly don't know about it.

Yeah I know that's the usual case but this story is REALLY important.

[w4rma]

1. It must somehow not be in tune with the agenda of the aristocrats who now

own our major media outlets.

[AuntiBush]

2. Having given-up on the Tube-News, I subscribed to my local paper

And low and behold this week, suddenly out of no where they're front page is covered w/kiss-up crap about the Shrub!

Buried way in the back, on page 16 was some half-way good pointers. Half-way wasn't good enough for me.

The Internet, and magazines like http://www.motherjones.com as well as others out here are our only hope.

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Doesn't really cast a positive light on the US in their quest to

spread "freedom and democracy" does it? They wouldn't touch that one with a ten foot pole.

[MADem]

4. Because they conflict with the prewritten script, you damn fool!!!!

The script SAYS that the "freedom loving peoples" will be cheerful, industrious, and most importantly, GRATEFUL, for the interference, oops, intervention of the Democracy-spreading "coalition" forces.

Look, if you just stop THINKING, pay attention to the script, and follow along like a good Nazi, errr, citizen (hell, they both have Z's in 'em, easy to be confused) you will be JUUUUUUUUUST FINE. Go with the flow, relax, enjoy, obey...don't question, it will just bother your innocent little head. Go along, get along....and God Bless Murica, dolgarn it!

[Maccagirl]

5. I think it's because as the "messengers"

they (journalists/media) might become front-line targets.

[KC21304]

6. Because most of the media is as stupid as the Pentagon.

Read Juan Cole from Thursday's blog. Pentagon sent information to Southeast Asia, thought it said a Korean was flushed down the toilet. No kidding.

http://juancole.com/


on edit. It was Friday's blog

A friend of mine with Pentagon contacts tells a tragicomic story. The Pakistani government complained to the US Department of Defense about the desecration of the Koran. The Pentagon passed the protest to the Southeast Asia division. It looked into the matter in East Asia and responded that it could find no evidence that the US military had flushed a KOREAN down the toilet.

[lala_rawraw]

7. Because there is no spoon n/t

[yurbud]

8. Be the media--post on non-left boards

I started a discussion about it on the yahoo ann coulter board and I think it's still going on.

[ConfuZed]

9. I'm confused do you mean Korean or Qur'an?

[Lex]

10. Koran, like he posted.

Main Entry: Ko·ran

Pronunciation: k&-'ran, -'rän; 'kOr-"an, 'kor-
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic qur'An

: the book composed of sacred writings accepted by Muslims as revelations made to Muhammad by Allah through the angel Gabriel

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=koran&x=17&y=13