Out of Sight/Out of Mind

I never cease to be amazed at the insensitivity of the Mainstream Media. On the 11PM broadcast of WTHR, the Indianapolis NBC affiliate, the bombing of the Iraqi Parliament in the Green Zone in Baghdad was reported by a female evening anchor substitute. She ended the report by saying: "No Americans were killed in the bombing." Her voice indicated her relief, as though it were okay for Iraqis to be bombed to bits, but Thank God Americans were not. I called the station to protest this kind of insensitivity that permeates the Media. Iraqis have died by the thousands, been maimed, lost their entire family, watched their children die, lost their homes and their livelihoods. The average Iraqi citizen never meant us any harm. Iraq was not connected with Al-Quaeda. Bush lied and spinned and cherry-picked the intelligence. His arrogance, greed and total incompetence led us into a war that has destroyed Iraq, and has damaged this country in ways that will take generations to repair. The Media has failed miserably to make Americans aware of the suffering imposed upon the Iraqi people. It has failed miserably to hold George W. Bush accountable for his incompetence and arrogance. The Bush Administration is the most corrupt in history, yet the Mainstream Media goes on about business as usual. Anna Nichole Smith was bigger news than the steady stream of lies told by the Bushies.
Any distraction will do for the Media. God forbid, they should champion the truth! The news from Iraq is too depressing. The reality there is too harsh. Out of sight/Out of Mind is their guiding philosophy regarding the human cost of this rogue war in Iraq. It is disgusting and it is immoral. George W. Bush opened Pandora's Box in Iraq and refuses to stop plumbing it's depths. He has given the majority of the American people the finger. There is no other way to describe his hubris. He intends for the slaughter to continue until he can run away from it, and spin his debacle onto the next administration. Charlatans like Karl Rove will aid and abet his cowardice. Condoleeza Rice will attempt to smear her false, foolish versions of history over the entire mess. Meanwhile, the Media, having fanned the flames of war, will try to cover their failure as the Fourth Estate by ignoring the truth or peddling trivia. They refuse to show the face of suffering in Iraq.