Some people wonder why do I write this blog? What is the purpose of posting and linking to articles on world affairs and news? Well, it's just my feeble and idealistic but honest attempt to draw attention to issues that interest me, on news and articles on all the terror and evil all over the world.
However I really got the idea from other people, specifically the writers of instapundit.com and kurtnimmo.com. These people inspired me that it is meaningful to write/ blog about these issues in order to inform people, to draw attention by linking to various sources. By no means am I saying my blog is anywhere equal to them, it is not. Kurtnimmo (I'm not sure about his real name) writes some really good stuff and most of his postings are his own articles and opinions which are anti-Bush and liberal. Instapundit is allegedly, the most popular blog (read that in a Wired magazine) and he is a real, strong Bush supporter and right-winger. Also his blog has a lot of links to news and his model is the one who I more base this blog on. Also 'Instapundit' writes some really prejudiced (though honest and blunt) and provocative material.
It's ironic that I got the main idea for this blog from somebody who has the opposite ideas and viewpoints I have.
Investigating imperialism is another newsite run by an individual that I find is quite good. This site also has articles by other writers and some which can be controversial and a few seem conspiratorial. It's got numerous articles on different trouble spots including Haiti, Venezuela, Middle East and Africa and many times, they reveal information and viewpoints that are vastly different from those of the mainstream media.
A lot of people get skeptical of all these 'alternative' information that seems contradictory or is not published or reported in mainstream media but I think it's really important for people to broaden their knowledge, their ideas and perspectives. Reading or checking up 'alternative' media is the best way of doing this and while there may be unbelievable or bigotted material sometimes, keep in mind the mainstream media has the same. It's impossible for anyone to assume mainstream media is fully fair, honest, balanced and right.
So please give alternative media a fair chance. Instead of CNN, Time, newspapers, check out some of the links I have on the side of the blog, and also the sites I mentioned above. Read The Nation, Harper's, Adbusters and Zmag.
These 'alternative' media like the ones I mentioned, all do a great job pointing out injustice and telling us the story behind the scenes. The world is a dark place, and many times, what we read about may seem hard to believe, but sometimes the truth is strange.
