Why Did No One In The U.S. Media Bothered To Talk To The Leader Of The Iraq Awakening

Ahmad al-Rishawi

From Threats Watch:

The leader of the Iraq Awakening is still waiting for that call from an interested US broadcast news organization.

Crickets…

Yesterday in That Was Counterterrorism, Senator, I directly challenged Senator Obama’s assertions about ‘The Surge,’ specifically as it related to what is today the Iraq Awakening: Iraqis who took to their own defense against al-Qaeda - and for some time, without our proper support.

As much as a splash as the senator’s words made throughout the media - whether praise, echoes or scorn - it should be striking that no one in the American media circus following him through Iraq and the rest of the Middle East were inclined to perhaps speak to the leader of the Iraq Awakening. Yesterday, it was Barrack Obama under the glare here. Today, it’s the fawning US media which gives every appearance of lack of interest in understanding the situation and more interested in prescribing remedy regardless. This is unfortunate, and incredibly frustrating.

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My Comment: With all the talk and chatter about the surge in Iraq that accompanied Sen. Obama's visit .... it is unbelievable that no one in the media .... 200 journalists strong .... did not even bother to call the leader of the Iraq Awakening.

This dereliction of duty is the unfortunate normal state of the main stream media in the U.S. today. As more and more members of the public become aware of this sorry state of affairs, the media should not be surprised when more and more of their viewers and readers go to alternative sources that have a better product to offer.