Perhaps the bearer of this sign (in the Iraqi town of Falluja) is giving the press in the U.S. a generous benefit of the doubt: he appears to be suggesting that those in the media who persist in reporting that the violence which continues to plague that country are mistaken in their assertion that religious sectarianism divides the Iraqi people--mistaken, instead of willfully distorting the facts to serve the political ends of the military-industrial complex in our country.
I tend to think that the persistent distortions of our mainstream news media are intentional. Once again, we blame the victims--especially those who would free themselves from our imperialist yoke. Our talking heads opine: "The Iraqis just aren't ready for democracy" (blah, blah, blah).
The Iraqis are more than ready for democracy and they are tired of our refusal to grant it to them--a refusal enforced by the puppet government the U.S. military installed in Baghdad and armed to the teeth to defend itself.
The Iraqis are more than ready for democracy. The real question that the American public needs to ask is: are we?
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