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*** Military Propaganda Pushed Me off TV
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 09:26
In the fall of 2002, week after week in debates televised on MSNBC, I
argued vigorously against invading Iraq. I used every possible argument
that might sway mainstream viewers - no real threat, cost, instability.
But as the war neared, my debates were terminated.
There was no room for me after MSNBC launched "Countdown: Iraq" - a
daily one-hour show that seemed more keen on glamorizing a potential war
than scrutinizing or debating it. "Countdown: Iraq" featured retired
colonels and generals, sometimes resembling boys with war toys as they
used props, maps and glitzy graphics to spin invasion scenarios. They
reminded me of pumped-up ex-football players doing pre-game analysis and
diagramming plays. It was excruciating to be sidelined at MSNBC,
watching so many non-debates in which myth and misinformation were
served up unchallenged.