If anybody has been around me in the past month you would know that I have an obsession with the book Censored 2008. This book is required reading in my Media Criticism and Theory class, but I would totally pick up this book and read it on my own time being the news junkie that I am.
Well the only thing that rocks more than the book is its website Project Censored.Org.
Here is three links from that site that will blow your hair back:
AFRICOM: US Military Control of Africa’s Resources
For those of you that have heard my Obama conspiracy theory, this article is the one that fuels it.
This article also does a great job contrasting what we read in the mainstream media to what's really going on. Just think about the president's recent Africa trip. During its coverage did you hear a thing about the creation of that sixth Army unit and the establishment of bases somewhere on the African continent. I know I heard little more than a plans for missile defense.
Privatization of America’s Infrastructure
Read this article and you get a different sense about Rendell's plan to sell the Pennsylvania turnpike. It's like renting an apartment and selling the building while living there. I don't what to get overly political (too late) but it kind of pisses me off that our governor is trying to sell something he really doesn't own.
Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media
This is the grand salami of them all. They might have the change the name Internet, to AT&TNet or Comcastnet. That's because if certain governmental decisions are made in the next couple years, the term Internet will loose it true meaning because telecom company's and ISPs will own the infrastructure the current Internet operates on. And wait for this one, the amount of money we pay for internet access will also go up.
You know I could have fallen off the turnip truck yesterday, and this entire website could be some massive left-wing conspiracy, but also important to acknowledge one important theory; NOTHING that we read and watch is completely true. I just say we try to read and watch as much as we can and make the final decision for ourselves.
Monday, April 7, 2008
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Hey Frank,
This is Dan Ottey. Hope you are the same Frank from Boy Scouts Troop 16. If so, send me an email back at dan@bluefrogs.us
A bunch of us have been reminicing via Facebook and I'd like to invite you in over there. Let me know your email address?
Hope to hear from you!
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