LETTER: US media panders to military-industrial complex
Failure of mainstream media to challenge Biden’s claim about his son is a serious indictment against the fourth estate
Brian van der Vijver correctly identified the military-industrial complex and bankers as impediments to meaningful debate in US elections. (“Dancing to the piano player’s tune” (../letters/2020-10-05-letter-dancing-to-the-piano-players-tune/), October 5). And yes, the US mainstream media pander to the military-industrial complex and to the banking establishment.
Take for example Joe Biden’s defence of his son, Hunter, during the first 2020 presidential debate. Biden said Hunter spent a year in Iraq and called him a patriot. The 2003 attack on Iraq was launched in violation of the UN Charter and is illegal under international law. ..
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