Originally published May 10 2004
Digital camera technology combines with the global Internet to expose
Pentagon lies and war propaganda
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
During every war, governments traditionally maintain total control over
the pictures and stories that reach the general public. That's how they
keep the propaganda machine running and prevent the public from learning
the truth about war. But now, the Internet and digital camera technology
has made the total control of information impossible. For perhaps
the very first time, the American public is seeing the truth of the war
on Iraq: the torture, the sodomizing of Iraqi prisoners by U.S.
soldiers, the systematic abuse of Iraqi elderly, civilians, and even a
little girl. Now, the Pentagon is learning the hard way that "freedom"
also means freedom of information, and you can no longer get away with
murder by calling it "peacekeeping."
Last year's US-led war in Iraq presented a showcase for the Pentagon's
superior military technology - but as the occupation drags on, gadgetry
is increasingly showing another side of the American armed forces.
When the shocking images depicting the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by US
troops began to surface, it became clear that many of them were amateur
pictures, apparently taken by soldiers using their own private digital
cameras.
The internet also played a role in the distribution of the
photographs, highlighting the ease with which troops serving in Iraq can
now send pictures to friends and relatives back home.
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