Ames on the "Cyber Wars"
Hysterical Western Media Hype Flimsy Cyber War Against Estonia
By Mark Ames and Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet Posted on June 2, 2007, Printed on June 3, 2007There’s been a lot of bleating in the West lately about Putin stomping on the last remnants of Russia’s free press, but after witnessing Western coverage of last month’s cyber-attacks on the websites of Estonian banks and government offices, it’s hard to say how the Western press is superior or even much different from the sleaziest Kremlin mouthpieces.
By now everyone and their iGrandma is quaking in their workstations over reports of “the world’s first massive cyberstrike by a superpower on a tiny and almost defenseless neighbor,” as Newsweek delicately described the attacks. Most outlets’ versions were slightly more subtle, emphasis on “slightly.” For example, this May 17 ABC News lead paid minimum lip service to journalism ethics:
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