Mainstream media, do your job! Stop shamelessly cheerleading for Washington's wars!

Mainstream Media

The mainstream media failed the world when it parroted false intelligence to support the illegal and immoral war in Iraq. Now, the major news outlets are doing it again on Syria. A functioning democracy requires a vigilant and impartial media, but time and again the mainstream media gives Washington an uncritical green light to go to war.

Journalists, we need YOU to do your job and help repair our broken democracy! We depend on journalists to act ethically, responsibly, and tirelessly to counter the imbalance of influence that the military industrial complex has over our government and our economy. Don't aid the constant push for unnecessary and endless wars for profit.



Here are some steps we need YOU to take:

  • Investigate all claims and report the facts on illegal, immoral, and ineffective US militarism in the Middle East and Central Asia
  • Acknowledge grave violations of international law and standards
  • Stop acting as a mouthpiece for pro-war agents in the White House, the Pentagon, and the military industry profiteers
  • Present ALL sides in debates by including the voices of uninfluenced independent victims of war, NGO/humanitarian organizations, and peace organizers and academics
  • Expose identities and deny commentary of military industry lobbyists
  • Expose your financial ties to the military industry and weapons manufacturers when reporting on the equipment they make
  • Acknowledge the real "American carnage"-- the US Military's Global War on Terror, and the wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, have had multiple unintended consequences, making the whole region more unstable, and has not stopped the spread of terrorism.  We now have endless war, making the United States, our allies, the Middle East, and the world less safe from violence. These multiple, endless wars have robbed trillions of much needed tax dollars from hard working citizens and put us on the cusp of a new global war.

It’s time for the mainstream media to report on how Washington's endless wars have robbed our tax dollars that could otherwise been invested in our country, our people, and in working together with other countries to tackle our world’s enormous challenges to create a sustainable future for all people.

To: Mainstream Media
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The mainstream media failed the world when it parroted false intelligence to support the illegal and immoral war in Iraq. Now, the major news outlets are doing it again on Syria. A functioning democracy requires a vigilant and impartial media, but time and again the mainstream media gives Washington an uncritical green light to go to war.

Journalists, we need YOU to do your job and help repair our broken democracy! We depend on journalists to act ethically, responsibly, and tirelessly to counter the imbalance of influence that the military industrial complex has over our government and our economy. Don't aid the constant push for unnecessary and endless wars for profit.