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Looking for Unbiased War News?

Posted by Cliff on from the getting-the-info-before-the-applied-spin dept.

AlexisKai asks: "With the forecast for tomorrow being sunny with a 90% chance of airstrikes, the US government will be clamping down on unpatriotic stories and the rest will be self-censored by the major media anyway. Where are Slashdot readers planning to look for reliable, disinterested reports as events in Iraq unfold?"

6 of 423 comments (clear)

  1. Re:I would suggest cbc.ca by btlzu2 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Heh heh, a socialist leaning, pacifist country's primary governmentally owned channel will be unbiased? I don't really think so. It's good to read it, but if you want the truth, you can't believe it 100% as much as you can't believe the Wall Street Journal 100%! :)

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  2. Re:Fox news by mokiejovis · · Score: 0, Troll

    You mean you like their grossly ultra-conservative bullshit?

  3. Iraqi national broadcasts by Ledge · · Score: 0, Troll

    Judging by your obvious bias, Go directly to the source.

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  4. Really a currency war. PLease read summary. by Unknown+Poltroon · · Score: 1, Troll

    Idont know if theyre right or wrong, but it makes sense to me.

    http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/RRiraqWar.ht ml
    summary

    Although completely suppressed by the U.S. media and government, the answer to the Iraq enigma is simple yet shocking -- it is an oil currency war. The real reason for this upcoming war is this administration's goal of preventing further Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) momentum towards the euro as an oil transaction currency standard. However, in order to pre-empt OPEC, they need to gain geo-strategic control of Iraq along with its 2nd largest proven oil reserves. This essay will discuss the macroeconomics of the `petro-dollar' and the unpublicized but real threat to U.S. economic hegemony from the euro as an alternative oil transaction currency. The author advocates reform of the global monetary system including a dollar/euro currency `trading band' with reserve status parity, and a dual OPEC oil transaction standard. These reforms could potentially reduce future oil currency warfare.

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  5. Re:Source? by Twirlip+of+the+Mists · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, her and every other news source that's reporting the same story.

    Again: like who? If you've got evidence, provide it. Let's see it, so we can look at it and evaluate it critically. Let's leave the conspiracy theories at the door and deal with facts, okay?

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  6. Re:Source? by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 0, Troll
    A reporter? Telling the truth? HAHAHAHAHA...they only tell you what they want you to know, after it's been filtered through their leftist bias.

    Tell me, how does the U.S. tell the difference between an Iraqi general's satellite phone transmissions, and a reporter's?

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