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Today, everyone who subscribed to or purchased their Sunday Oregonian received, unbidden, a copy of Wayne Kopping’s Obsession: Radical Islam’s war against the West, a packaged
Obsession is also connected to both the Israeli intelligence service and Christian evangelicals via Middle East Media Research Institute, according to SourceWatch.org.
Naturally, then, it is an hour of pure propaganda funded in part by the rightwing Olin Foundation for a continued and greater Global War on Terror, the current justification for a military budget that—including all military expenditures, many of which are improperly not counted as military—tops $1 trillion in 2009. With the election coming in a month, can the timing of distribution in the Oregonian be coincidence?
Tom H. Hastings (pcwtom@gmail.com) teaches in the MA/MS Conflict Resolution program at
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The passage raises questions about how documentaries, media distribution, funding, and political messaging can shape public perceptions of terrorism and international affairs. Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West was widely distributed as a DVD through newspapers in 2008, including The Oregonian, and its distribution generated controversy over its political context and funding. From an academic perspective, examining such material can help students distinguish between factual evidence, interpretation, and persuasive messaging. Economics Assignment Help can also support students studying related topics such as public spending, media economics, defense budgets, and the economic effects of political decisions, while encouraging careful use of reliable sources and evidence.
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