Myth Busting

[gilliam]

Getting at truths in the war on terror.

Everything you know about the war on terror is false? Well, not quite. But Rich Miniter has homed in on 22 myths, which comprises his new book, Disinformation : 22 Media Myths That Undermine the War on Terror. He recently talked about some of them with National Review Online editor Kathryn Lopez.

Read the article

 

[gilliam]

Lopez: You’ve been to Iraq. How do some of these war myths affect our troops?

Miniter: I don’t think it hurts morale, but I wish I had a dollar for every time a soldier asked me why the media never reports on the Iraq they see everyday: a booming economy, skyscrapers going up, free elections, a free press, and an increasingly effective new Iraqi army. When I saw General Barbeio in Tikrit, I noticed that all the television sets were tuned to Fox News. One officer told me that the soldiers couldn’t stomach CNN. I’m sure that there is no Army policy on what channel the soldiers can watch; but the men have clearly voted with their remotes.

 

[Al_Masetti]

gilliam:

Getting at truths in the war on terror.

Everything you know about the war on terror is false? Well, not quite. But Rich Miniter has homed in on 22 myths, which comprises his new book, Disinformation : 22 Media Myths That Undermine the War on Terror. He recently talked about some of them with National Review Online editor Kathryn Lopez.

Read the article

Many thanks for the refrence. I ordered the book last evening on line and I not only read the article but also copied it and sent it to about 20 people. Excellent. Thanks again. (I think I heard Miniter on one of the radio talk shows.)

By the way, I saw on Book TV a minor award ceremony - the giver of the award was “American Compass” which is an on-line book club… so I placed the order through them… they have a “deal”… five books for a dollar…etc. Thought I’d give it them a try… I can always uses ANOTHER book club membership… gives the UPS guy something to do,