Media Still Quiet On Afghanistan Facts. Big Picture Lost On Jingo Jounalism

Canada's media and political leaders have declared their support for the role our troops are playing in Afghanistan. But polls suggest that citizens are not so rah-rah. A Decima Research survey released on Sunday shows that we are split: 46 per cent of the respondents say that sending troops was a good idea while 45 per cent disagree. Which is why last night's Parliamentary debate was not much more than political posturing. On Sunday, my colleague Haroon Siddiqui raised many questions about Afghanistan, questions to which Canadians deserve answers from politicians. But Canadians also deserve more from the media that accepted the Ottawa line, whether it came from the Paul Martin Liberals or the Stephen Harper Conservatives, on the war. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1144705811828&call_pageid=970599109774&col=Columnist969907624636 [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on April 11, 2006]

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