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"If we take the full meaning of the term society into consideration, it will be seen that till now human beings have not been able to form a real society. If India builds a society for only Indians, Pakistan for only Pakistanis, and England for only the English, then these three separate societies will exist, but we cannot look upon them as the society of humanity. Because humanity is divided into groups, one society will naturally try to thrive by exploiting the vitality of others. �You will notice that efforts are being made to establish so-called societies in some particular part of the world, for some particular section of the people, and based on some particular 'ism" or faith. A social consciousness based on such divisions lies latent in the minds of the people, whether they are Indian, Pakistani or English, so they remain absorbed in thoughts of their smaller groups." - Shrii Prabhat R. Sarkar


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"Human beings have still not been able to form a human society, and have still not learned to move with the spirit of a pilgrim. Although many small groups, motivated by self-interest, work together in particular situations, not even a small fraction of their work is done with a broader social motive. By strict definition, shall we have to declare that each small family unit is a society in itself? If going ahead in mutual adjustment only out of narrow self-interest or momentary self-seeking is called society, then in such a society, no provision can be made for the disabled, the diseased or the helpless, because in most cases nobody can benefit from them in any way... in that case there always remains the possibility of some people getting isolated from the collective. All human beings must attach themselves to others by the common bond of love and march forward hand in hand; then only will I proclaim it a society." - Shrii Prabhat R. Sarkar

"Power concedes nothing without a demand.' The struggle for justice must never be adjourned. The forces of injustice do not take vacations. Societies are not static in this regard. They await the political and civic energies of individuals who engage the arenas of power, multiply their numbers and emblazon in deeds and institutions the immortal principle that "Here the People Rule." - Ralph Nader

The emergence of the Resistance Journalists ... ???? ????? ????????


I discussed ... with Fisk and pointed out the emergence of truly dedicated young Iraqi journalists, many of whom have been actively, courageously and consistently working with, for example, Islam Memo site. (Note the previous posting on Thoulouiya, for a recent example. Several of them have been killed by the American occupation forces, such as Khalid Abdul Jabbar near Balad on April 9, 2005. He had refused to work with AP and Reuters for a $1,000 salary describing them as "more dangerous than the occupation weapons themselves". His salary with Islam Memo was $30 per month). In preparing their reports on the events and casualties, these reporters often quote members of the 'Iraqi police' or the 'Iraqi Army', with their name and rank, as well locals who witnessed the event being reported. Often, their reports precede by hours any of the 'corporate media' reporting of the same event. They seem to be in most Iraqi cities. They report every few hours, if the development of the news require so. Why would Fisk not give them due reference and respect for their stand, professionalism and dangerous journalistic mission? Fisk lamely admitted their value and mentioned that he had the opportunity to train some of them himself during one of his visits to Baghdad. He also promised that he will mention them in his coming lectures and interviews that he was going to give on the next leg of his tour in the West coast of the USA. He never did.

Imad Khadduri, Free Iraq
June 3, 2006

A video Iraq: The Hidden Story (in English with Arabic recordings, shown on BBC -Channel 4 on May 29, 2006 - 49 minutes) attempts to explain the difficulties that are faced by TV news broadcasts in covering the carnage that is becoming a part of the fabric of life in Iraq.

Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow questions "whether the images of Iraq that dominate our TV news bulletins every night are sugar-coating the bloody reality of war under the US-led occupation". In the film also, Robert Fisk observes that "the failure of journalism to show the real horrors of wars has become a lethal weapon supporting governments that want to go to war".

Both Snow and Fisk have missed a poignant fact, one that I had pointed out to Robert Fisk after he delivered a book-promotion lecture here in Toronto a few months ago. It is a point that was obliquely mentioned by Diya Al-Nasiri at 29 minutes in the film when he alludes that crews who were covering, recording and filming events are stigmatized by their affiliation, and are hence targeted and sometimes killed. But there is a deeper level than that.

The truth of the matter is that for any journalist, even the Iraqi television and sound crews who are hired by Reuters and AP to do their shots for them and that Jon Snow laments are not any more able to record the events for fear of their own safety; the fact that whenever they step back into the Green Zone to 'process' their recordings, then their 'findings' are certain to be sanitized and "sugar-coated" by the corporate media editors and news controllers. The end result is his film, depicting "the media desert in the middle of the Green Zone".

In his lecture at Toronto in October 2005, Robert Fisk correctly pointed out the slant of the majority of Western media reporters is to parrot the 'official' or 'government' line, citing an article in the Los Angeles Times in which about 20 references were made to 'according to government officials' in a variety of combinations. Fisk also questioned the journalistic professionalism of reporters who morally side against oppressed people. However, the outcome of his lecture, in which Fisk related many of his own experiences and interpretation of events, appeared to give the impression to the audience that Robert Fisk, armed with his extensive in-depth and in-touch experiences that expand over several decades, was the only 'true' journalist having the courage to expose the underbelly of the injustices incurred in the Middle East, and in Northern Ireland before that.

After the lecture, I discussed this observation with Fisk and pointed out the emergence of truly dedicated young Iraqi journalists, many of whom have been actively, courageously and consistently working with, for example, Islam Memo site. (Note the previous posting on Thoulouiya, for a recent example. Several of them have been killed by the American occupation forces, such as Khalid Abdul Jabbar (picture below) near Balad on April 9, 2005. He had refused to work with AP and Reuters for a $1,000 salary describing them as "more dangerous than the occupation weapons themselves". His salary with Islam Memo was $30 per month). In preparing their reports on the events and casualties, these reporters often quote members of the 'Iraqi police' or the 'Iraqi Army', with their name and rank, as well locals who witnessed the event being reported. Often, their reports precede by hours any of the 'corporate media' reporting of the same event. They seem to be in most Iraqi cities. They report every few hours, if the development of the news require so. Why would Fisk not give them due reference and respect for their stand, professionalism and dangerous journalistic mission?

Fisk lamely admitted their value and mentioned that he had the opportunity to train some of them himself during one of his visits to Baghdad. He also promised that he will mention them in his coming lectures and interviews that he was going to give on the next leg of his tour in the West coast of the USA. He never did.

These genuine reporters, along with those who are "video recording" Resistance attacks against the occupation forces, are the Iraqi Resistance Journalists.

They are the 'human dimension' to reporting that escapes presenter Jon Snow and the 'corporate media' journalists in covering "the bloody reality of war under the US-led occupation" in Iraq.

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Last Updated June 5, 2006 9:46 AM

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