You can't afford not to read MIM Notes!

Instead of seriously asking "Why?" after the 
attacks on 11 September, the mainstream media only 
asked "Who?" -- and then turned to the military 
and the police for the answer. Thanks to that kind 
of toadying and profit-motivated sensationalism, 
the mainstream keeps everyone misinformed and on 
the path for more war and more terror.

Here are just some of the boners pulled by the 
mouthpieces of Amerikan imperialism over the last 
few weeks.

* Multiple mouthpieces spread false reports on 
alleged car-bomb attacks at the State Department 
on September 11th, which they never withdrew.

* As of September 21st the New York Times, 
Washington Post and USA Today had no articles 
about hate crimes against immigrants and Muslims 
in the united $tates on their websites, despite 
scores of such incidents reported in independent 
media.(1)

* KABC Channel 7 "Eyewitness News" in Los Angeles 
ran an all-day live report on three Yemeni 
students held by the FBI for questioning. The 
reports showed the students' street address and 
apartment number, exposing them to the danger of 
marauding yahoos. The students were later cleared 
and released by the FBI but "Eyewitness News" 
hardly mentioned that.(2)

* Across the board, mainstream media praised 
Bush's 20 September speech as "sensitive, 
informative and cool headed" -- even though he was 
asking for a blank check for war, naming 60 
countries worldwide as possible targets.(3)

* The Washington Times published an essay by 
former Defense Intelligence Agency Officer Thomas 
Woodrow, which said, "At a bare minimum, tactical 
nuclear capabilites should be used against the bin 
Laden camps in the desert of Afghanistan." The 
mainstream media generally competed with each 
other to see who could talk to the biggest ex-mass 
murderer, whether that be former CIA chief or 
Secretary of State.(4)

The news media should ask the questions the people 
want answered and not just serve as a voice-box to 
the government and its police agencies.

The fact is that independent media like MIM Notes 
and the MIM website are a better source of 
information and analysis about the reaction to the 
bombing of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon 
than the major news media because we are not after 
profit. We want to stop war and put an end to the 
problems that cause terrorism.

For real coverage of the September attacks and 
real solutions go to: 
http://www.prisoncensorship.info/archive/etext/mn/sept112001/in
dex.html

Notes: 1. 
http://www.prisoncensorship.info/archive/etext/mn/sept112001/te
xt.php?mimfile=hatecrimes.TXT. 
2. Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep 2001. 
3. 
http://www.prisoncensorship.info/archive/etext/mn/sept112001/te
xt.php?mimfile=bushspeech.TXT. 
4. 
www.fair.org/press-releases/wtc-war-punditry.html