Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2012. RootsAction.org and Just Foreign Policy have launched a campaign at http://StarsEarnStripes.org targeting NBC’s new program, “Stars Earn Stripes,” which the network is advertising during its Olympics telecast.
“‘Stars Earn Stripes’ is a reality show cohosted by retired U.S. General Wesley Clark, co-starring Todd Palin, and with no apparent role for reality,” said RootsAction campaigner David Swanson. “The ads brag about the use of real bullets, but depict war as a harmless sport. Celebrities paired up with soldiers competing at ‘long-range weapons fire’ is not a continuation of the Olympics. It’s a normalization of war that erases the death and suffering.”
StarsEarnStripes.org is asking NBC to stop treating war as a sport, and to air an in-depth segment showing the reality of civilian victims of recent U.S. wars, on any program, any time in the coming months. RootsAction has provided some resources to help NBC research and show the reality of war, at http://StarsEarnStripes.org
The words “War Is Fun!” were added by the campaign into a promotional photo sent out by NBC.
RootsAction is an online initiative dedicated to galvanizing Americans who are committed to economic fairness, equal rights, civil liberties, environmental protection — and defunding endless wars. http://rootsaction.org
Source: http://rootsaction.org
