For all those opposed to the Bushites who are wondering about the ethics of politicizing the London bombings, you should know that the Murdoch noise machine has no such qualms (via
Media Matters for America):
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade: London terror attack near G8 summit "works to ... Western world's advantage, for people to experience something like this together"
The following exchange between Fox News host Brian Kilmeade and Fox News business contributor and substitute host Stuart Varney occurred during breaking news coverage of the attacks on London subways and buses on the July 7 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends.
Complete exchange below the fold...
KILMEADE: And he [British Prime Minister Tony Blair] made the statement, clearly shaken, but clearly determined. This is his second address in the last hour. First to the people of London, and now at the G8 summit, where their topic Number 1 --believe it or not-- was global warming, the second was African aid. And that was the first time since 9-11 when they should know, and they do know now, that terrorism should be Number 1. But it's important for them all to be together.
I think that works to our advantage, in the Western world's advantage, for people to experience something like this together, just 500 miles from where the attacks have happened.
VARNEY: It puts the Number 1 issue right back on the front burner right at the point where all these world leaders are meeting. It takes global warming off the front burner. It takes African aid off the front burner. It sticks terrorism and the fight on the war on terror, right up front all over again.
KILMEADE: Yeah.
The masters of war will be unafraid to utilize this tragedy to further their goals of marginalizing dissent and justifying their criminal actions in Iraq. I even heard a wingnut (Dennis Prager) on the radio this morning say that Spain was responsible for this bombing. I don't hold out much hope that this event will turn the public in Britain against Blair and in the US even more against Bush, but I still hope this happens. We must be prepared and unafraid to provide clear counterpoint to the oncoming rush of propoganda.