by Dave McGowan | Apr 14, 2003 | Newsletters
War Briefs Now let me see if I’ve got this right … On April 8, the Pentagon declared open season on all independent reporters in Baghdad, directly targeting, as the Guardian noted, “all the main western and Arab media headquarters in the space of... by Dave McGowan | Apr 9, 2003 | Newsletters
Special Bulletin: War Crimes, Genocide, and ‘Democratic Immunity’ The Sunday, April 6 edition of the Los Angeles Times was, as usual, filled with page after page of jingoistic drivel celebrating America as The Great and Noble Liberator; almost none of this... by Dave McGowan | Apr 3, 2003 | Newsletters
The Indecency Of It All The following conversation took place recently in a courtroom somewhere in America: Judge: So what exactly happened? Defendant: Well, your honor, I killed him. Judge: And why did you do it? Defendant: I was afraid that if I didn’t kill... by Dave McGowan | Mar 25, 2003 | Newsletters
The Myth of Omnipotence I have long held the belief that the American people are not stupid, though they are decidedly ignorant. By that, I mean that the fact that Americans’ collective view of the world is not grounded in any sort of objective reality is due... by Dave McGowan | Mar 20, 2003 | Newsletters
Special Bulletin: Fox News Goes to War The attack on Iraq has begun as I sit down to write this, and there is wall-to-wall war coverage on the television. There are different talking-heads on every station, but they are all telling the same lies. And everyone is... by Dave McGowan | Mar 17, 2003 | Newsletters
St. Patrick’s Day Edition Greetings from the Department of Homeland Security! We are pleased to announce that we have taken over this newsletter – and the website that it originates from, the so-called ‘Center for an Informed America’ –...