The
collective self-censorship over a US drone base in Saudi Arabia is but the
latest act of government-subservient 'journalism'
The US media, over the last decade (at least), has repeatedly acted to
conceal newsworthy information it obtains about the actions of the US
government. In each instance, the self-proclaimed adversarial press corps
conceals these facts at the behest of the US government, based on patently
absurd claims that reporting them will harm US national security. In each
instance, what this media concealment actually accomplishes is enabling the
dissemination of significant government falsehoods without challenge, and
permitting the continuation of government deceit and even illegality......"
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