Burying Anti-War Opinions

After reviewing the websites, I was surprised to read so many articles about anti war opinions, such as political unrest, rising tensions among countries, and rockets hitting Americans in Iraq. Obviously, these writings on obscure websites are protected by the first amendment and the liberties granted by freedom of speech. I also learned that publications however unpopular, can usually not be banned under prior restraint (The "Near Rule"). However, these opinions are not typically reported on the main stream news that people watch on television on a daily basis. One thought that I had about why this is happening was that news networks are being influenced by the federal government. The government would obviously not want the public questioning them if they become aware that there is so much unrest overseas. I also thought that maybe the networks do not want the government trying to censor their news reports that might be controversial, so they just do not even report on such topics. I also think that most news programs are liberal in their ideas, so they avoid reporting on more conservative opinions. I think this type of news reporting is doing a disservice to the American public, because they are not being made aware of things that are happening around the world that may lead to a war. In my opinion, these anti war thoughts should be reported during a special segment of the news so that American citizens are better informed about the many potentially dangerous worldwide events.

These images represent examples of international

events not reported by the news.