Protest CNN's War CoverageLast weekend, the United States dropped more than 1,500 bombs and missiles on Baghdad, a city the size of Los Angeles. In Basra, a city of one million, U.S. military actions left the civilian population without water and electricity.
But what are the images that CNN is broadcasting? American viewers get a video war with commentary from former military generals and journalists "imbedded" with the U.S. military -- the version of the war that the U.S. government wants us to see.
How many houses have been destroyed? How many Americans and Iraqis have been killed? What was it like for children who heard bombs exploding around them all day long? What is happening in Basra without water and electricity? Who are the people that are filling the hospitals?
Join Code Pink in a nationwide rally and picket CNN to demand that this worldwide news network provide Americans with the images of war that people in other parts of the world are already seeing. War is not pretty, but journalism is about reporting the truth, whether it's pretty or not.
On Wednesday, March 25, meet at the Code Pink office at 733 15th St. NW, Room 507, at 1:30 p.m. to pick up signs and prepare for a 2 p.m. departure. Or meet in front of CNN at 820 First St. NE at 3 p.m.
