Getreu mdem Motto: wir sind alle gleich. Doch manche sind gleicher...
Pepe Escobar über die Pressefreiheit in Übersee
[...] In 1989, Chinese students protesting in Tiananmen Square were hailed by US media as heroes standing up to tyranny. In 2011, American students protesting all across the country against financial tyranny are "lazy", "bastards", both, or downright criminalized.
United States corporate media could not possibly admit that repression in Tahrir Square by Egyptian riot police is exactly the same as repression in New York, Oakland, Portland or Boston by American riot police.
Still there's no word from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization about setting up a "humanitarian" no-fly zone over selected Occupy sites in US cities. [...]
Ja, immer noch kein NATO-Einsatz weit und breit zu bemerken. Escobar schlussfolgert (zu Recht vielleicht?)
[...]They are still consulting with the House of Saud.
Asia Times Online - THE ROVING EYE - Exposed: US press 'freedom' - By Pepe Escobar