“[The media] are using a national treasure--that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full diversity of opinion or lose their licenses.”

— Amy Goodman

2008 Winter Soldier Testimony http://ivaw.org/wintersoldier/testimony/aims-global-war-terror-political-legal-and-economic-context-iraq-and-afghan-0.

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