Monday, May 03, 2004
Manufacturing Consent. posted by Richard Seymour
Those US torture photos? Oh, CBS knew about it for weeks before-hand, and didn't bother reporting it until the photos began to be circulated independently:"Two weeks ago, 60 Minutes II received an appeal from the Defense Department, and eventually from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Richard Myers, to delay this broadcast – given the danger and tension on the ground in Iraq. 60 Minutes II decided to honor that request, while pressing for the Defense Department to add its perspective to the incidents at Abu Ghraib prison. This week, with the photos beginning to circulate elsewhere, and with other journalists about to publish their versions of the story, the Defense Department agreed to cooperate in our report."
The United States media - "embedded" at home and abroad. Thank you for watching.