Perhaps we should call it The Absurd War? Or, The Absurd War Without Justification? Maybe something simple like The War of U.S. Aggression? Of course calling it what it is, well, that’s not what the media’s good at. The truth is thrown out the window at the outset of war and the media becomes the mouthpiece of the government. Actually, I’m not sure the truth was ever invited into the room at all, so there’s been no need to throw it out any windows or sweep it under any carpets.

Norman Solomon of FAIR Writes that “With American tax dollars financing the war on Iraq, the urgent need for us to get in touch with our consciences has never been more acute. The rationales for this war have been thoroughly shredded. . . The propaganda edifice of the war rests on a foundation no more substantial than voluminous hot air.” Read more…