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Actually, it's amazing what most people these days believe. More than 80% of Americans believe at least one Iraqi was a hijacker in the attacks of Sept. 11, for example. Another poll, several years ago, revealed that 23% of people think we should invade Sweden, "but only if the current sanctions aren't working." So basically, people are pretty clueless, sometimes.



True! Now, look at who controls the media in the US. It's not the government directly, to be sure, but all of the news companies have profit to worry about. In some cases, this is as simple as not showing controversial images or news, to increase ratings directly. In other cases, parent corporations are defense contractors or are otherwise tied to the administration and the successful selling of certain ideas. So, with so many corporations pro-war and pro-Bush administration, is it any wonder they focus on the positive side of war?

I don't think you can trust corporate news media any more than government-controlled media. So, like someone above suggested, the best solution is to get a broad survey of information. Look at sources that do not have as much at stake: If you read British and Australian news, for example, as well as CNN, you'll start to notice really weird disrepancies. They'll generally report the same thing, but emphasise different points. If anything, this has led me to really appreciate the amount of manipulation going on in media. It might do the same for you! Try the Guardian, the BBC, and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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