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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (52761)	8/4/2004 1:59:33 PM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

what scares me a whole lot more is the ability of big business (corporate america) to influence the mainstream media - television, radio, print. chomsky says it better than i - (taken from an article in one of the links in your profile.) "More important, however, the neglect (by the American people and the American press) of the scope and significance of ... (American corporate brutality in the world at large) is a testimonial to the greatly underrated capacities of what we may call 'brainwashing under freedom'. The ability of the system (i.e., the American mass media in consort with its corporate sponsors) ... to reconstruct and shape the perspectives of history and the interpretation of current events in accordance with their own interests is truly impressive.

To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (52761)	8/5/2004 12:05:27 PM
From: abuelita	Respond to of 89467

EXTREME MAKEOVER: IRAQI HOME EDITION mainstream american media arrives in baghdad Specials > Iraq in Transition from the July 27, 2004 edition Reality TV hits home in Baghdad By Annia Ciezadlo \| Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor BAGHDAD – The scene: a humble clay house on one of Baghdad's meanest streets. A knock at the door. When the man of the house answers, he is astonished. "We have presents for you!" warbles Shaima Emad Zubair, a young siren with tangerine lipstick. Batting her blue-mascaraed eyes, she pokes her microphone his way. Behind her, several boys unload a washing machine, refrigerator, TV, sofa set, and more from the back of a truck as a camera crew films. "This is a big surprise," says Ahmed Hassan Kadhim, standing in the doorway with a gap-toothed grin. "What can I say?" "We've brought you a whole set of furniture!" says Ms. Zubair. "We're trying to compensate you for what you lost!" "Labor and Materials" is Iraq's answer to "Extreme Home Makeover" and the country's first reality TV show. In 15-minute episodes, broken windows are made whole again. Blasted walls slowly rise again. Fancy furniture and luxurious carpets appear without warning in the living rooms of poor families. Over six weeks, houses blasted by US bombs regenerate in a home-improvement show for a war-torn country. more .... csmonitor.com