"Buying the War" - Free Showing

Written by: Ron Saeger on Oct 4, 2007 9:00 AM EDT

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Red River Veterans for Peace
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NDSU Lutheran Campus Ministry

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"Buying the War"

The failure of much of the American press to uncover — and provide some prominence to — the private doubts and even the public case against the war was, in my view, its most egregious failure in my 50 years in journalism. The press has done much better in recent years, since the war began in March 2003, unraveling many of the false pretenses that sent the U.S. to war and many other stories that the Bush administration didn't want told. But it was before the war when the chips were really down, and it is usually only when a president is noticeably weakened that the press gets noticeably bolder. So this story, though not exactly new, needs to remain fresh in people's minds if the press is to do better when it is most needed.  --  Michael Getler, PBS Ombudsman

Tuesday, October 23rd

7:30 p.m.

NDSU University Lutheran Center

1201 13th Ave N, Fargo

Rev. Darin Johnson: 232 2587

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