Democracy Now, Libya, Syria and its continued pro-intervention stance.

from Edifying Debate

Imperialism is desperately trying to expand itself by making Americans more poor, so Goodman’s support of imperialism in Libya must be checked. I am writing this not at all to embarrass Amy Goodman but to reach a greater understanding of how the American state can and will influence “independent” media to become no longer “independent” but polluted and eventually meaningless.
I sincerely hope Amy Goodman can respond to my query about her coverage of Libya and not sink any further in to the polluted mainstream of Americanism. –RF. 

From BAR

Is the independent media movement's flagship radio-TV show Democracy Now! pushing the State Department and Pentagon line on Libya instead of “going where the silence is” and telling the truth without fear or favor? Are its Libyan correspondents embedded with the US-backed Libyan rebels to such an extent that they have minimized and failed to follow up persistent reports of ethnic cleansing in Libya or investigate whether alleged “mercenaries” ever existed or Khadaffi's “massacres” ever took place?  - Are Democracy Now!'s Libyan Correspondents Feeding Us the State Department and Pentagon Line on Libya?

To Amy Goodman and the Democracy Now team:

I've been a devout listener for about 10 years and I've urged others to listen/watch Democracy Now. But DN's blatant, outrageous, pro-US Libya propaganda in today's edition has finally put me over the top. I'm finally coming to terms with the sad fact that I'd better not trust Democracy Now any more for basic honesty or integrity.

All those maudlin voices in Tripoli, supposedly celebrating their new US-brand "freedom"! Were they hired by a PR agency or have they just been badly fooled? Do any of them know the real story behind this occupation and bombing campaign, for whose benefit it's being waged, or for that matter the actual state of the campaign? Do any of them know what is being stolen from them?

No names, no background checks, no questioning, no investigation! Just fluffy celebration! What has befallen my beloved Democracy Now? Ruppert Murdoch must be laughing his head off.

For me, this is a grave occasion. Unless there's a drastic change in the right direction very, very soon, I feel obligated to advise our WZBC listeners specifically to be wary of the honesty or integrity of anything they see or hear on Democracy Now. I will also need to make this adjustment on our website and on our handouts, all of which have been promoting Democracy Now.

Stan Robinson, co-producer Truth and Justice Radio, WZBC 90.3FM Newton MA truthandjusticeradio.org (see more here)