the whole of Italy was stopped to honor the memory of soldiers killed in Afghanistan. This site has participated with great conviction in the national mourning, we did it because we feel that as our wounded and for this reason we have not associated with criticism, some very ungenerous that were leveled against the Federation the Press that a few moments after the attack, decided to move to the October 3 date of the major initiative for the freedom of information. Participate in the mourning also means sharing the thoughts one approved and the approval of the war, the distortion of the values \u200b\u200benshrined in the Constitution, or pretend not to see too many complaints, omissions, blackouts that have characterized past and present, our information from 'Iraq and Afghanistan? For these reasons, we have adhered to the call made by Flavio Lotti to reopen a serious discussion around these issues. Why Obama and his staff can discuss how and when to do not only want to change the nature of the mission, but even to initiate the withdrawal of troops and by us, however, the only talk is regarded as an act of national betrayal and desertion?
Just because we have given our support to the decisions of the Syndicate of Journalists it seems fair to ask, on this website, a debate on the relationship between war and information about the lies the media, on the risk that the media continue to wear a helmet and depend on the tissue of the commands that are no less dangerous than any other type of tissue.
few weeks ago, to take but one example, we heard praising the Afghan elections, now we are told, without interruption, that such consultations would be rigged, that whole areas are out of control, that a policy decided at the beginning of the invasion by Bush and Co. would have been bankrupt a pity that this part of history has never been told in clear and comprehensible manner, subject to the usual exceptions also not been lacking.
This state of affairs can not last, even this type of complaints helps to obscure the public opinion and taking away the right to knowledge and information.
We hope that this issue, especially in light of discussion and controversy in recent days, could find the right report and representation also from the stage in Piazza del Popolo.
For our part we do not only, as we always tried to do, but we will also provide the table of peace, courageously and with great passion civil, decided to hold an entire week of activities, 10 to 17 October, Israel and Palestine.
In that week will also be discussed information denied the allegations, facts concealed or removed because of unwelcome or unpleasant, it will be another opportunity to schierasi with the dark and against the reactionaries of every kind, color, religion.
Meanwhile back to work for the event on 3 October, also because, as written by the director of Article 21 Stefano Corradino, the reasons why there are hardly diminished.
The lucid delirium
Minister Brunetta, the threat of Formigoni to remove what's left of a level playing field, the OECD's warning about serious Italian situation, new threats against Santoro, Travaglio, Rai Tre ... make the initiative even more urgent and the presence of tens of thousands of people.
These days we have not participated in discussions on the postponement of the event because we continue to think that, at this historical moment, it is necessary to bring together those who still love the constitution and believe in freedom of culture and information.
From today, even yesterday, this association will use his time just to make room for those who want to build as Giorgio Santelli wrote, a square of the people even more beautiful, colorful, full of initiatives, voices of passion for freedom.
of Article 21 by Giuseppe Giulietti online.
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