Static : Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back

Torture. Kidnapping. Bogus wars. Illegal wiretapping. Propaganda. Spies in the newsrooms. Oil profiteers. Soldiers who won't fight. Mothers of fallen soldiers Who will. In __Static__, the bestselling brother-sister team of Amy Goodman, host of __Democracy Now!__, and investigative journalist David Goodman takes on government liars, corporate profiteers, and the media that have acted as their cheerleaders. The authors cut through the official static to show the truth about war, torture, and government control of the media. __Static__ breaks the sound barrier to present the voices of dissidents, activists, and others who are often frozen out of official debate. Read __Static__. Become informed. Fight back. Defend democracy. The Brother-sister Journalist Team Of Amy And David Goodman Once Again Take On Government Liars, Corporate Profiteers, And The Media That Has Acted As Their Megaphone. They Expose How The Bush Administration Has Manipulated And Fabricated News And How The Corporate Media Has Worked Hand In Glove With The Powerful To Deceive The Public. The Goodmans Cut Through The Spin And Static To Offer The Truth About War, Torture, And Government Control Of The Media. Mixing Investigative Reporting And Interviews, Static Presents Voices Of Dissidents, Activists, And Others Who Are Too Often Frozen Out Of Official Debate, To Shed New Light On Urgent Issues Of War And Peace. This Book Is A Rallying Call For People To Take Back Our Government, Our Media, And Our World.--from Publisher Description. Introduction : Unembedded -- Sect. I. Liars And Cheerleaders -- 1. Outlaw Nation -- 2. Watching You -- 3. News Fakers -- 4. Unreality Tv -- 5. The Mighty Wurlitzer -- 6. Hijacking Public Media -- 7. Whitewashing Haiti -- 8. Witch Hunt -- 9. The Torturers' Apprentice -- 10. Exporting Abuse -- 11. Unembedded In Fallujah -- 12. Oil Profiteers -- Sect. Ii. Fighting Back -- 13. Cindy's Crawford -- 14. Anti-warriors -- 15. Human Wrongs -- 16. Bravo Bush! -- 17. We Interrupt This Program ... -- Conclusion : Voices Of Hope And Resistance. Amy Goodman And David Goodman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [309]-327) And Index. In Static, the brother-sister team of Amy Goodman, host of the popular international TV and radio news show Democracy Now!, and investigative journalist David Goodman once again take on government liars, corporate profiteers, and the media that has acted as their megaphone. They expose how the Bush administration has manipulated and fabricated news and how the corporate media has worked hand in glove with the powerful to deceive the public. The Goodmans cut through the spin and static to offer the truth about war, torture, and government control of the media. Mixing investigative reporting and interviews, Static presents voices of dissidents, activists, and others who are too often frozen out of official debate, to shed new light on urgent issues of war and peace. Ultimately, Static is a hopeful, fighting rallying call for people to take back our government, our media,and our world. The journalist-authors take on government deception, corporate profiteers, and media hypocrisy, providing commentary on the War on Terror, government control of the media, the deceptions of the Bush administration, and other current events.