[R-G] Afghanistan Past & Present

[Anthony Fenton]

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Afghanistan Past & Present

June 09, 2009 By Dave Markland
Source: From Winston Churchill to Oliver North


When Canadian pollsters seek the country's views on the war in  
Afghanistan, they frequently pose a question about whether Ottawa has  
sufficiently explained the purpose and goals of the war. When the  
public then registers its dissatisfaction with both the Harper  
government's policies and its public relations, news editors and the  
official opposition duly scorn the Tories - for their messaging.  
Little effort is made to hold Harper's feet to the fire when  
consistent majorities say they want Canadian troops out of  
Afghanistan; instead, the government's communications style is at  
issue. A better question to ask the nation might be whether the media  
themselves have lived up to their duties in reporting on the war. As  
we shall see, the war gets only the most uncritical coverage in the  
major media, whose response to the goal of imperial domination of  
Afghanistan scarcely differs from one century to the next.

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