Assassins? What assassins?

Four men were arrested in a hotel in Denver near the Democratic National Convention, where they planned to assassinate Obama during his acceptance speech.

police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other people and methamphetamine.

I'm not going to go all hyperbolic on you and say that this next bit of what I want to tell you is nearly as bad as this alleged plot, but just an FYI: this story is not on the main webpages of CNN, or The Wall Street Journal, or the New York Times, or Fox News. You know where you can find it? On the front page of the websites for The Guardian (UK), The Times (UK), Le Monde (France), The Canberra Times (Australia), Amsterdam News Net, and some political blogs like daily kos, talking points memo, and crooks and liars.

You want news about what's happening here in the United States? You sure as SHIT aren't going to get it from the American media. They're much too concerned with Joe Biden's hairplugs and how John Edwards' *wife* is to blame for keeping his affair a secret.

I'm aware that I'm probably not telling you anything you don't know. This astounding failure of any attempt to present the facts by American news has been true for some time. Certainly the news from Iraq (and Afghanistan - remember Afghanistan?) is reported by foreign newspapers and other media with regularity and with, you know, SOURCES, but you never get *news* about those wars in the American media--only opinions, slogans, mantras, and flat-out lies.

Don't read or watch any American media for news. Not once. Ever. Left, Right, I don't give a fuck, you're getting nothing more than bullshit, spin, lies, ill-informed opinions shouted at top volume, and complete omission of anything important. It's been true for a long while now, but it's never been more true.

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