March 28, 2003
Apprehending the Iraqi
That’s what an embedded reporter reported – not “we captured” but we “apprehended.” Ah. If only we would make the effort to really “apprehend” them (in the sense of “comprehend.”)
Yesterday, I heard Free Speech Radio News report how the news media is increasingly using military jargon to describe what’s going on in the war zone. The words they use vastly diminish "apprehension" of the horrible realities of what's going on. This is, indeed, a propaganda war being waged by our government leaders, with the embedded reporters doing the spinning for them.
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dzwonki polifoniczne nokia on 14 Jun 2004
Hmmmmm interesting !!!