from Anja and Shaker - see their "Peace for the Children" - a benefit CD for children suffering from the war in Palestine.
NPR as Propaganda Machine
*Why does NPR not cover the Pro-Peace voice in balance?
*The two top executives at NPR (Kloss and Stern) built their careers as Administrators of the US Propaganda Machine
IN NPR'S OWN WORDS -
Ever wonder why even NPR seems to be only offering absolute minimal reporting on the immense anti-war efforts occurring in the US and around the entire planet? An anti-war movement that - in the breadth of types of people involved and in its literally world-wide and massive scope, is a major historical event in itself?
Go to NPR's own web page and read the bios of the two top men at NPR (Kloss and Stern) and you might find your answer.
http://www.npr.org/about/people/bios/indexcorp.html
In NPR's own words their bios describe a history of both men working in very high administrative positions for US Government foreign media (another word for our government's propaganda machine).
What population more needs to be propagandized than the liberal and thinking population of America? Remember, for a propaganda machine to work,, it needs to sound like it is not propaganda.
WITHOUT A TRUE PUBLIC DEBATE available to us, how can we have a true democracy.
Perhaps this is why the tone of voice when talking of Bush's War seems to take it for granted that it is inevitable? Why the anti-war people that NPR is currently interviewing almost all say some thing like "but if the president sends the troops in, it will be my duty to support our boys" Why so few of the hundreds of highly placed, articulate and capable pro-peace voices are heard. We hear only just a token - just enough so that they can say "see, we covered it."
WITHOUT A TRUE PUBLIC DEBATE available to us, how can we have a true democracy.
I suggest that - where-ever you are - you forward this email to let people read for themselves of our two propaganda czars. And we can make up our own minds.
I suggest further that we boycott supporting any station that carries NPR but that does not daily carry programs like Democracy Now. (SEE http://www.democracynow.org/)
I suggest further that we boycott any local business that supports the local NPR affiliates who carry the NPR (National Propaganda Radio) programs but that do not carry daily programs like Democracy Now. (SEE http://www.democracynow.org/) And that we inform these local businesses of the issue and of our position.
PLEASE COPY FORWARD THIS POSTING
AND LET'S TAKE OUR PUBLIC RADIO BACK
FROM THE PROPAGANDA MACHINE.
Kevin Klose President & CEO
http://www.npr.org/about/people/bios/kklose.html
Prior to joining NPR in December 1998, Klose served successively as director of U.S. International Broadcasting, overseeing the U.S. Government's global radio and television news services (1997-98); and president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), broadcasting to Central Europe and the former Soviet Union (1994-97). Klose first joined RFE/RL in 1992 as director of Radio Liberty, broadcasting to the former Soviet Union in its national languages.
He also helped devise and implement a strategy to coordinate all U.S.-funded international broadcasting (Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Radio/TV Marti, Worldnet Television) to save money, refocus the mission, and modernize operations in the post-Cold War era.
Ken Stern Executive Vice President
http://www.npr.org/about/people/bios/kstern.html
As executive vice president of NPR, Ken Stern oversees, directs, and coordinates the activities of NPR's senior management team. He joined NPR in 1999.
From 1996-1999, Stern worked with the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau in Washington, DC, initially as senior advisor and consultant to the director before acting as director of affiliate relations, research and media training. In his positions, Stern had supervising responsibility for the IBB's offices of engineering, affiliate relations, research and media training, policy, business development, and external affairs. and
Prior to his tenure at the International Broadcasting Bureau, Stern ƒ was management and legal consultant for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Munich and Prague.
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