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Sunday, September 16th, 2012

US Media Angrily Marvels at the Lack of Muslim Gratitude

Author:     GLENN GREENWALD
Source:     The Guardian (U.K.)
Publication Date:     Friday 14 September 2012 11.51 EDT
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Stephan:   I too have noticed the odd behavior of the corporate media in relation to the Islamic world. In a culture that still foments over events in the 13th century, why is it a surprise that 15 years of US directed war involving massive invasions, enormous death and injury, and even more property and infrastructure destruction should result in anti-Americanism and hatred. This essay raises some of the major trophes. This is what the neocons have wrought.

One prominent strain shaping American reaction to the protests in the Muslim world is bafflement, and even anger, that those Muslims are not more grateful to the US. After all, goes this thinking, the US bestowed them with the gifts of freedom and democracy – the very rights they are now exercising – so how could they possibly be anything other than thankful? Under this worldview, it is especially confounding that the US, their savior and freedom-provider, would be the target of their rage.

On Wednesday, USA Today published an article with the headline ‘After attacks in Egypt and Libya, USA Today asks: Why?’ The paper appeared to tell its readers that it was the US that freed the Egyptian people from tyranny:

‘Attacks in Libya that left four US diplomats dead – including Ambassador Christopher Stevens – and a mob invasion of the US Embassy in Cairo, in which the US flag was torn to shreds, have left many to wonder: How can people the USA helped free from murderous dictators treat it in such a way?’

Did you know that the ‘USA helped free’ Egyptians from their murderous dictator? On Thursday night, NBC News published a nine-minute […]

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