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If that's true, that's horrible. There is no way CNN could accidently use footage from 1991.
This goes to show how much the media can manipulate public opinion... Over the last few days I've been thinking of parallels between what is currently happening and the movie Wag the Dog. Obviously, thousands of people have died and the world trade center is destroyed, but how much are we influenced by what we see on TV? Clearly, by showing [fake] footage of palestinians celebrating the disaster, the media is trying to stir some emotion in Americans. Do they want us to think less of palestinians? Are they trying to raise support for bombing palestinian countries? Whatever the purpose, if they did indeed show false footage, CNN has many, many questions to answer.
Now even suppose palestinians were celebrating in the streets (as I think it is reasonable that at least some would). Why would palestinian children be celebrating? Sadly, they are brought up in a world where there minds are manipulated (from both parents and local media and other aspects of society) into thinking that America is a threat and an enemy. But with the same reasoning, how do we know that we are not being brought up to have certain prejudices and biases? It would be a mistake to think that we aren't. I guess the important question is to what extent we are being manipulated. Is it to such an extent that the public is supporting something that they otherwise wouldn't should they see it from multiple viewpoints?
I don't know about everyone else, but if CNN did knowingly use false footage, it is just scary to think what other false information we've been fed over the years.
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