It's Probably Just Me . ..
What could we accomplish if we designated $75 million for a propaganda ("education") campaign in support of say human rights - or the Bill of Rights - here on our home turf? I know the money would be a helluva lot better spent in that cause as far as promoting the endangered principles of democratic governance than will the funds George is seeking for Iran propaganda. That's assuming we found an actual business-savvy but uncorrupted manager for the program (i.e. no one who knows George or has ever met Cheney - or Scalia).
Of course this administration's track record in making cost-effective public-benefitting decisions speaks for itself, but the sheer lunacy of the concept is pretty boggling, wouldn't you agree?
And I forget what the recently published figure was for the administration's domestic expenditures for propagandizing on behalf of their misbegotten, anti-human rights, typically pro-corporation programs (i.e. the opposite of my proposition). It was another big number that you paid taxes for.
The Guardian's take on this is entitled Bush plans huge propaganda campaign in Iran":
The Bush administration made an emergency request to Congress yesterday for a seven-fold increase in funding to mount the biggest ever propaganda campaign against the Tehran government, in a further sign of the worsening crisis between Iran and the west.
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, said the $75m (£43m) in extra funds, on top of $10m already allocated for later this year, would be used to broadcast US radio and television programmes into Iran, help pay for Iranians to study in America and support pro-democracy groups inside the country.
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Of course this administration's track record in making cost-effective public-benefitting decisions speaks for itself, but the sheer lunacy of the concept is pretty boggling, wouldn't you agree?
And I forget what the recently published figure was for the administration's domestic expenditures for propagandizing on behalf of their misbegotten, anti-human rights, typically pro-corporation programs (i.e. the opposite of my proposition). It was another big number that you paid taxes for.
The Guardian's take on this is entitled Bush plans huge propaganda campaign in Iran":
The Bush administration made an emergency request to Congress yesterday for a seven-fold increase in funding to mount the biggest ever propaganda campaign against the Tehran government, in a further sign of the worsening crisis between Iran and the west.
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, said the $75m (£43m) in extra funds, on top of $10m already allocated for later this year, would be used to broadcast US radio and television programmes into Iran, help pay for Iranians to study in America and support pro-democracy groups inside the country.
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posted by Sir Gumbo at 10:46 PM
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