Warning: Graphic & Disturbing Content

Published on January 4, 2005 By hitparade In Politics

Recent developments in the war on terror-- i.e., the clamor over the plan to incarcerate select terrorists for life, and the capture of several of Zarkawi's top lieutenants- prompted posting the following link.

Warning: The link shows the beheading of Nick Berg, an American citizen abducted while on business in Iraq. This is the due process that these dirty rotten SOBs afforded to Nick Berg.

We can't continue to use the kid gloves of a choir boy to fight this war on terror. I say, untie the hands that want to help - not every one is afraid to get their hands dirty- and permit certain parties to get medieval and down right brutal.

http://www.thewednesdayreport.com/twr/twr20v18.htm

Link

Once there, scroll down the page ...

Comments (Page 5)

drmiler

on Jan 08, 2005

Reply #57 By: cactoblasta - 1/8/2005 5:30:53 AM
I was mentioning him because he is a prime example of the media organisation which sways to the political wind. In Australia the editorial opinions of his network has switched according to whoever supports the most liberal media ownership laws at the time. As a result it has gone from Labor to Liberal to Labor to Liberal to Labor and currently he is firmly in the Liberal Party camp. The Fairfax group is much the same, although it has a different set of priorities again. But all media groups can be influenced in the same way; the Fox group is simply the most obvious and therefore the most telling example.

Cacto you keep comparing America and it's culture to Australia. When are you going to realize you can't do that? It's like comparing apples and oranges. Two entirely different cultures. There is *nothing * wrong with Austrailia, but you can't compare the 2.

cactoblasta

on Jan 08, 2005

The two companies do exist in both Australia and the US you know; in any event it's just current media theory that media companies can be manipulated in this way. I can't think of any of the big scholars of the top of my head, but if you're really interested I'm sure I could track something reputable down that studies the phenonemon.

drmiler

on Jan 08, 2005

My bad I thought we were talking about political parties.

cactoblasta

on Jan 08, 2005

No worries. It's an easy mistake to make when it comes to my writing.

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