CASMII Media Watch

Tough-Guy Swagger

CASMII Media Watch:: by Robert Parry. (source: Middle East Online ) June 16, 2010

When Americans wonder how their country has ended up in so many pointless and seemingly endless conflicts around the world, like the meandering Afghan War and the bloody mess in Iraq, a good place to start would be the “prestige” newspapers, the Washington Post and the New York Times.

And, they are now engaged in a replay regarding Iran.
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Media Disinformation: Syria Threatens Israel’s Security. One Big Smokescreen

CASMII Media Watch:: by Ali Jawad (source: Global Research) April 27, 2010

In the self-sensationalising world of modern media, some truths are better witnessed than told. Over the past fortnight, major media outlets have converged on Syria’s alleged delivery of scud missiles to the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. By examining how the story first came to limelight, as well as the manner in which media sources have uncritically covered the story, one can begin to notice the vastly degenerated state of today’s media and its deeply polarising effects. ››read more


Demonizing Iran: US Media Continues Beating War Drums

CASMII Media Watch:: by Dave Lindorff (source: The Public Record) April 23, 2010

It needs to be said, but somehow never is in the establishment US media, whether corporate or not-for-profit, that Iran historically is not an aggressive, expansive nation (can that be said with a straight face about our own country?). Though it is, by dint of its oil reserves and its population, one of the biggest and most powerful countries in the Middle East, Iran has not invaded another country since the 18th century, and there is no indication that it plans to invade any other country now. ››read more


Sociopath nation: The New York Times on Iran.

CASMII Media Watch:: by Christopher Dowd (source: Boston Libertarian Examiner ) April 23, 2010

We are ruled by sociopaths and here is all the proof you need tightly encapsulated in one New York Times editorial. This one editorial lays bare for the world to see the criminally insane collective mindset of American political, media, and corporate elites. ››read more


ABC escalates Iran war propaganda: echoes unlikely CIA claim of “defected” Iranian scientist

CASMII Media Watch:: by Carl Herman (source: Examiner.com) April 5, 2010


ABC News reported as fact a CIA claim from unnamed US “officials” that a young Iranian nuclear scientist reported as abducted by his wife last year had voluntarily abandoned his family in Iran to allegedly defect to the United States. ABC doesn’t question the CIA’s truthfulness of such a report or the legality for holding Shahram Amiri. ››read more


Forbes Lies about “Tea and talk with President Abdullah Gül”

CASMII Media Watch:: by Shirin Shafaie (source: CASMII) April 4, 2010

The real game for Forbes seems to be not to provide its audience with the real-time reporting, uncompromising commentary, concise analysis, relevant tools and community they need to succeed at work, but to frighten them from their opportunities to do business with potentially one of the most beneficial business partners that they may ever have, namely Iran. ››read more


        Editor's note: This is a response to Claudia Rosett’s “Turkey Tilts Toward Iran”, published on 26 March 2010 by Forbes.com.

"Reporting" on Iran should seem familiar

CASMII Media Watch:: by Glenn Greenwald (source: Salon.com) April 1, 2010

As the invasion of Iraq demonstrated, the kind of fear-mongering, reckless, and outright false "reporting" we're seeing already -- and have been seeing for awhile -- over Iran's nuclear program poses a far greater danger to the U.S. than anything Iran could do. ››read more


Letter from chief-editors of 6 leading Iranian news agencies to their American and European counterparts

CASMII Media Watch:: (source: Tabnak) March 3, 2010

End Media Bias Against IranEnd Media Bias Against Iran"Dear colleague!
You know that there has been a deep misunderstanding between the nations and the governments of both Iran and USA. Now as a professional media should we clear up this misunderstanding or deteriorate it?
Do you want to inform the lawmakers and the officials on Iran realities or present untrue news which is on the benefit of the enemies of Iran and West relations?" ››read more


Der Klugheit und Weitsicht Chinas folgen (Leserbrief)

Jörg Hofmann (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) Feb 18, 2010

Umfassende (,,harte") Wirtschaftssanktionen gegen ein ohnehin armes Land, wie sie die Vereinigten Staaten und einige andere westliche Länder gegen Iran zu erzwingen suchen, sind eine barbarische Waffe, deren Wirkungen - allen anders lautenden Beteuerungen zum Trotz - praktisch ausschließlich unschuldige Zivilisten treffen, vor allem die Schwächsten und Verletzlichsten. Es geht um das gezielte Aushungern eines 74-Millionen-Volkes. ›››


Leserbrief zu "Hotel 'Atlantic' sagt Iran-Konferenz ab" (Die Welt)

Claudia Karas (CASMII Deutschland) Feb 14, 2010

"Sich vehement gegen Angriffskriege zu positionieren macht niemanden „regimetreu“!" ›››


Ein bisschen angereichert

(Bildblog) Feb 9, 2010


Die Leserschaft von "Bild" muss dieser Tage zweifelsfrei den Eindruck gewinnen, die Welt stehe ganz unmittelbar vor einem Atomkrieg im Nahen Osten ›››


Ein schlechter Clausewitz

(Bildblog) Feb 6, 2010


Vom preussischen General Carl von Clausewitz ist die Begriffsbestimmung überliefert, Krieg sei "eine bloße Fortsetzung der Politik unter Einbeziehung anderer Mittel". Wenn es allerdings nach dem US-amerikanischen Autor Daniel Pipes ginge, dann wäre Krieg die Beschwichtigung innenpolitischer Widersacher und die Ablenkungen von wirtschaftspolitischen Problemen durch einen militärtaktisch sehr fragwürdigen Angriff ›››


Dr. Seltsam Pipes

(FAZ.Net) Feb 9, 2010


Pünktlich zum Beginn der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz veröffentlichte Pipes in der Online-Ausgabe der „Welt“ einen Debattenbeitrag, der für eine schnelle und unbürokratische, nun wirklich militante Lösung warb: „Barack Obama sollte den Iran bombardieren.“ Man wusste nicht recht, welchen Reim man sich darauf machen sollte. ›››


„Welt" ruft zu Angriffskrieg gegen Iran auf

(LZ Aktuell) Feb 3, 2010


In ihrer Onlineausgabe vom 3. 2. 2010 veröffentlicht einen bisher beispiellosen Aufruf zum Angriffskrieg gegen den Iran unter dem Titel: „Barack Obama sollte den Iran bombardieren". ›››


        Der besagte Artikel der Onlineausgabe "Die Welt" wurde am 05.02.2010 wieder aus der Internetpräsenz genommen. Die vom Autor angegebene URL ist daher nicht mehr abbrufbar. Als Kopie ist er allerdings noch in der Google Cache-Version zu lesen.

Propaganda per Übersetzung drastisch gesteigert

Anneliese Fikentscher/Andreas Neumann (Arbeiterfotografie) Feb 3, 2010


Israels Staatspräsident Shimon Peres hat am 27. Januar 2010 im Bundestag das Gedenken an die Befreiung des Konzentrationslagers Auschwitz vor 65 Jahren für anti-iranische Propaganda missbraucht. Die von Shimon Peres in hebräischer Sprache gehaltene Rede liegt in verschiedenen Übersetzungen vor, die sich vom Original in wesentlichen Aussagen deutlich unterscheiden und damit das Ausmaß der propagandistischen Wirkung erheblich steigern.

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What Exactly Do Promoters of Sanctions Seek To Achieve?

CASMII Media Watch:: by Ben Katcher (source: Race for Iran) January 30, 2010

The New York Times‘ Editorial Board fell into lock-step with the Obama administration yesterday, calling for the United States to impose additional sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran. ››read more


Stop Amir Taheri's Lies

CASMII Media Watch:: by Shirin Shafaie (source: CASMII) January 24, 2010

Amir TaheriAmir TaheriTaheri’s piece of text, manufactured by his strong yet equally tasteless imagination, at best does not make any sense. At worst can become fuel to yet another war-making propaganda machine in our war-torn region. It remains the responsibility of the informed public to defend its intelligence and show that it will not buy any of these accusations and false statements no matter how cheap they are. ››read more


        Editor's note: This is a response to Taheri’s “A Taste of Their Own Medicine”, published on 23 October 2009 by the English edition of the Saudi newspaper Asharq Alawsat.

French media caught red-handed: Honduras coup protest photo presented as Iranian

CASMII Media Watch:: (source: UK Indymedia) January 2, 2010

France 2France 2The German daily Junge Welt reported that the French public national television channel "France 2" has diffused an image of a protest in Honduras against the June 2009 military coup and portrayed it as young Iranians resisting security forces during the Ashura day protests in Tehran. ››read more


Gerüchte und Lügen

Knut Mellenthin (junge Welt) Nov 18, 2009

Weiter keine Klärung im Streit um Irans Atomprogramm. Times berichtet über angebliche Geheimverhandlungen zwischen IAEA und Teheran
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Thronfolger des Tages: Reza Pahlevi junior

Knut Mellenthin (junge Welt) Aug 14, 2009

Dem Interviewten, der den Pfauenthron im Tornister trägt, wurde auch die Frage geschenkt, was er von den Kriegsdrohungen der USA und Israels gegen sein Land hält. Die Antwort darauf hätten ihm entweder seine Internetpartner im Iran oder seine US-amerikanischen und israelischen Freunde sehr übel genommen. Genausowenig erkundigten sich die Spiegel-online-Leute, ob der vor 30 Jahren in den USA zum Kampfpiloten Ausgebildete sich heute noch zutrauen würde, zum Feindflug gegen Iran zu starten. ›››


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