Scrutinizing Television’s Coverage of Persian Gulf War
I have yet to hear an intellectually persuasive argument supporting the United States’ militaristic, non-negotiating posture.
Why couldn’t we accept the fact that Saddam Hussein got Kuwait (in the same way that we “got” much of our land) and that he will not give it up for nothing? Some of our best friends are murderous megalomaniacs, and our adoption of a posture of moral superiority reflects a capacity for hypocrisy that sends chills down my spine.
May no more die, and may our planetary nervous system, the mass media, carry the message of those who have come out with unprecedented numbers and speed and who feel the need to scream to make themselves heard over the quiet aggression of the “suits.”
WILLIE HERNDON
Irvine
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