Agenda of the Media
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:26 am
Subject: The Agenda of the Media
>
> Military losses, 1980 through 2006
>
> These are some rather eye-opening facts.
>
> Since the start of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan,
> the sacrifice has been enormous. In the time period from the
> invasion of Iraq in March 2003 through today, we have lost over
> 3,000 military personnel to enemy action and accidents.
>
> As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is,
> consider the following statistics: The annual fatalities of military
> members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980
> through 2006:
>
> 1980 .......... 2,392 (Carter Year)
> 1981 .......... 2,380 (Reagan Year)
> 1984 .......... 1,999 (Reagan Year)
> 1988 .......... 1,819 (Reagan Year)
> 1989 .......... 1,636 (George HW Year)
> 1990 .......... 1,508 (George HW Year)
> 1991 .......... 1,787 (George HW Year)
> 1992 ......... 1,293 (George HW Year)
> 1993 .......... 1,213 (Clinton Year)
> 1994 ......... 1,075 (Clinton Year)
> 1995 .......... 2,465 (Clinton Year)
> 1996 ......... 2,318 (Clinton Year) Clinton years (1993-2000):
> 14,000 deaths
> 1997 ............. 817 (Clinton Year)
> 1998 .......... 2,252 (Clinton Year)
> 1999 ......... 1,984 (Clinton Year)
> 2000 .......... 1,983 (Clinton Year)
> 2001 ............ 890 (George W Year)
> 2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Year)
> 2003 ......... 1,410 (George W Year)
> 2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year) George W years (2001-2006): 7,033 deaths
> 2005 ............. 919 (George W Year)
> 2006.............. 920 (George W Year)
>
> Military deaths during the Clinton years exceed those of the George W.
> Bush years.
>
> If you are confused when you look at these figures, so was I.
>
> Do these figures mean that the loss from the two latest conflicts
> in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel
> during Mr. Clinton's presidency; when America wasn't even involved
> in a war? And, I was even more confused; when I read that in 1980,
> during the reign of President (Nobel Peace Prize winner) Jimmy Carter,
> there were 2,392 US military fatalities!
>
> These figures indicate that many members of our Media and our
> politicians will pick and choose. They present only those 'facts'
> which support their agenda-driven reporting. Why do so many of them
> march in lock-step to twist the truth? Where do so many of them get
> their marching-orders for their agenda?
>
> Here is more.
> The latest census, of Americans, shows the following distribution of
> American citizens, by Race:
>
> European descent .......................... 69.12%
> Hispanic ........................................ 12.5%
> Black ............................................. 12.3%
> Asian .............................................. 3.7%
> Native American ............................. 1.0%
> Other .............................................. 2.6%
>
> Now... here are the fatalities by Race; over the past three years
> in Operation Iraqi Freedom:
>
> European descent (white) .............74.31%
> Hispanic .................................... 10.74%
> Black .......................................... 9.67%
> Asian .......................................... 1.81%
> Native American .......................... 1.09%
> Other ........................................... 0.33%
>
> Whites have died at a disproportionately higher rate than minorities.
>
>
> The point here is that our mainstream media continues to spin
> these figures (for liberal political gain). Nothing more...its all
> about politics of turning American against American for a vote.
>
> (These statistics are published by the Congressional Research
> Service, and they may be confirmed by anyone wishing to do so at:
>
> http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf
>
> (or open the attached .pdf document which is the report you will
> find at the above link. It is 28 pages.)
>
> Now ask yourself two questions:
>
Why does the mainstream Print and TV Media never print statistics like
these? and Why do the mainstream media hate the (world wide)
web as much as they do?
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come
to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
.....President Ronald Reagan
>
> Military losses, 1980 through 2006
>
> These are some rather eye-opening facts.
>
> Since the start of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan,
> the sacrifice has been enormous. In the time period from the
> invasion of Iraq in March 2003 through today, we have lost over
> 3,000 military personnel to enemy action and accidents.
>
> As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is,
> consider the following statistics: The annual fatalities of military
> members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980
> through 2006:
>
> 1980 .......... 2,392 (Carter Year)
> 1981 .......... 2,380 (Reagan Year)
> 1984 .......... 1,999 (Reagan Year)
> 1988 .......... 1,819 (Reagan Year)
> 1989 .......... 1,636 (George HW Year)
> 1990 .......... 1,508 (George HW Year)
> 1991 .......... 1,787 (George HW Year)
> 1992 ......... 1,293 (George HW Year)
> 1993 .......... 1,213 (Clinton Year)
> 1994 ......... 1,075 (Clinton Year)
> 1995 .......... 2,465 (Clinton Year)
> 1996 ......... 2,318 (Clinton Year) Clinton years (1993-2000):
> 14,000 deaths
> 1997 ............. 817 (Clinton Year)
> 1998 .......... 2,252 (Clinton Year)
> 1999 ......... 1,984 (Clinton Year)
> 2000 .......... 1,983 (Clinton Year)
> 2001 ............ 890 (George W Year)
> 2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Year)
> 2003 ......... 1,410 (George W Year)
> 2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year) George W years (2001-2006): 7,033 deaths
> 2005 ............. 919 (George W Year)
> 2006.............. 920 (George W Year)
>
> Military deaths during the Clinton years exceed those of the George W.
> Bush years.
>
> If you are confused when you look at these figures, so was I.
>
> Do these figures mean that the loss from the two latest conflicts
> in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel
> during Mr. Clinton's presidency; when America wasn't even involved
> in a war? And, I was even more confused; when I read that in 1980,
> during the reign of President (Nobel Peace Prize winner) Jimmy Carter,
> there were 2,392 US military fatalities!
>
> These figures indicate that many members of our Media and our
> politicians will pick and choose. They present only those 'facts'
> which support their agenda-driven reporting. Why do so many of them
> march in lock-step to twist the truth? Where do so many of them get
> their marching-orders for their agenda?
>
> Here is more.
> The latest census, of Americans, shows the following distribution of
> American citizens, by Race:
>
> European descent .......................... 69.12%
> Hispanic ........................................ 12.5%
> Black ............................................. 12.3%
> Asian .............................................. 3.7%
> Native American ............................. 1.0%
> Other .............................................. 2.6%
>
> Now... here are the fatalities by Race; over the past three years
> in Operation Iraqi Freedom:
>
> European descent (white) .............74.31%
> Hispanic .................................... 10.74%
> Black .......................................... 9.67%
> Asian .......................................... 1.81%
> Native American .......................... 1.09%
> Other ........................................... 0.33%
>
> Whites have died at a disproportionately higher rate than minorities.
>
>
> The point here is that our mainstream media continues to spin
> these figures (for liberal political gain). Nothing more...its all
> about politics of turning American against American for a vote.
>
> (These statistics are published by the Congressional Research
> Service, and they may be confirmed by anyone wishing to do so at:
>
> http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf
>
> (or open the attached .pdf document which is the report you will
> find at the above link. It is 28 pages.)
>
> Now ask yourself two questions:
>
Why does the mainstream Print and TV Media never print statistics like
these? and Why do the mainstream media hate the (world wide)
web as much as they do?
Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come
to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.
.....President Ronald Reagan