The Antiwar Movement Is Still Active

The Protests You Aren’t Seeing -- DoD Buzz

The antiwar movement is active across the country, protesting against the U.S. involvement in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but mainstream news organizations barely report on it anymore, according to a report by a Harvard University press watchdog.

Some 1,400 Americans have been arrested in anti-war demonstrations since 2009, reports John Hanrahan in Harvard’s Nieman Foundation Watchdog, but the national and local press almost never covers them, effectively silencing what Hanrahan argues should be a major voice in the national debate over the wars.

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My Comment: Of course the main stream media is not going to cover anti-war demonstrations. But if a Republican wins the White House in 2012 .... and the wars are still continuing .... I expect a quick return of this coverage.