The moment was solemn when Franklin Graham delivered the invocation prayer at W's inauguration. Graham is now in Iraq spreading the word. The word is that Islam is evil from the mouths of Babtist missionaries without error. No subliminal message here. Its an in your face holy war behind the mask of oil, weapons and terror. Don't we all yearn to be free. Be you heathen or infidel you will see the battle for hearts and minds is on TV. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman, Alternet May 2, 2003 The U.S. government this week launched its Arabic language satellite TV news station for mostly Muslim Iraq. It is being produced in a studio – Grace Digital Media – controlled by fundamentalist Christians who are rabidly pro-Israel. That's grace as in "by the grace of God." Grace Digital Media and Federal News Service are housed in a downtown Washington, D.C. office building, along with Grace News Network. When you call the number for Grace News Network, you get a person answering "Grace Digital Media/Federal News Service." According to its web site, Grace News Network is "dedicated to transmitting the evidence of God's presence in the world today." "Grace News Network will be reporting the current secular news, along with aggressive proclamations that will 'change the news' to reflect the Kingdom of God and its purposes," GNN proclaims. "Our mission is clear," BBG's Joan Mower told us. "To broadcast accurate and objective news about the United States and the world. We don't do propaganda, leafleting – we are like the BBC in that respect." Grace News Network proclaims that it will be a "unique tool in the Lord's ministry plan for the world," according to the company's mission statement. "Grace News Network provides networking links and portals to various ministries and news services that will be of benefit to every Christian believer and seeker of truth." BBG says it sees no problem in having Grace produce the evening news broadcast for Iraq. Given the brewing anti-American revolt through all sectors of Iraqi society, maybe it should reconsider. --------------------- www.educatedcitizen.com
