Letters to the Editor
Media guilty of mind control
After the initial frenzy over the terrorist bombings abated, a lot of questions are being asked about the media's role in whipping up the hysteria. It's a healthy sign that the media's dubious role is being scrutinized. To a discerning observer, the "Fourth Estate" seems like an extension, if not an integral part, of the official propaganda machinery. In the words of Noam Chomsky, the American mind is not just influenced, but controlled by these media houses.