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Record of Iraq War Lies to Air April 25 on PBS


Record of Iraq War Lies to Air April 25 on PBS
Submitted by davidswanson on Thu, 2007-04-12 05:10. Evidence | Media
By David Swanson

Bill Moyers has put together an amazing 90-minute video documenting the lies that the Bush administration told to sell the Iraq War to the American public, with a special focus on how the media led the charge. I've watched an advance copy and read a transcript, and the most important thing I can say about it is: Watch PBS from 9 to 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25. Spending that 90 minutes on this will actually save you time, because you'll never watch television news again – not even on PBS, which comes in for its share of criticism.

While a great many pundits, not to mention presidents, look remarkably stupid or dishonest in the four-year-old clips included in "Buying the War," it's hard to take any spiteful pleasure in holding them to account, and not just because the killing and dying they facilitated is ongoing, but also because of what this video reveals about the mindset of members of the DC media. Moyers interviews media personalities, including Dan Rather, who clearly both understand what the media did wrong and are unable to really see it as having been wrong or avoidable.

It's great to see an American media outlet tell this story so well, but it leads one to ask: When will Congress tell it? While the Democrats were in the minority, they clamored for hearings and investigations, they pushed Resolutions of Inquiry into the White House Iraq Group and the Downing Street Minutes. Now, in the majority, they've gone largely silent. The chief exception is the House Judiciary Committee's effort to question Condoleezza Rice next week about the forged Niger documents.

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/21146

Actually, it is quite late in coming. I will never forgive the media for their cowardice in investigating this administration.

I'll be tuned in Mr. Moyers. :popcorn: :applause:

K&R

Moyers is a true Journalist.

Rec!!

A;; i have so far is that it will be on PBSsometime on 4/25. I'd love to know a time so I can be sure not to miss it.

check local listings

K&R

what Vonnegut was to Literature (in my opinion)

Unique and irreplacable

"Was that believable or did the media play along? The next shot is of a press conference at which Bush announces that he has a script telling him which reporters to call on in what order. Yet the reporters play along, raising their hands after each comment, pretending that they might be called on despite the script."

Thank you for the program Bill Moyers:patriot:

In fact, it was his departure from PBS that took away one of my last remaining pleasures. I'm sure it will be online somewhere. If it's PBS, it belongs to the public -- or so it should.

I just love this feature because I so very rarely watch TV that I have to be reminded in a dramatic way when something important is coming up.

Go to http://www.pbs.org/stationfinder/index.html

Type in your zipcode, select your local PBS station, enter "Buying the War" into the search bar and then when you click on the program description it will offer to send you a reminder email. Sweeeeeet.

:hi:

Thanks IndyOp!:hi:

I'm looking forward to this.

It's gonna be hard for them to rewrite history with you and some other good chroniclers around!

Pretty good PBS is airing this, no?