Media
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The Largest Conspiracy Theory Peddlers Are The MSM And The US State Department
The US State Department has issued a statement accusing the Syrian government of having carried out a false flag chemical weapons attack in northwestern Aleppo with the intent to blame it on the jihadist factions in the region, citing “credible info” that the public has not been permitted to see. Never mind the known fact… Continue reading
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Misreporting Manafort and the Julian Assange Affair: A Case Study in Journalistic Malpractice By Alan MacLeod
In what has been described as potentially the biggest story of the year, the Guardian’s Luke Harding (11/27/18) reported last week that Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, held a series of secret talks with WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange. These meetings were said to have occurred inside the Ecuadorian embassy between 2013 and 2016.… Continue reading
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Why Sherlock Holmes was never considered a conspiracy theorist (and alternative media shouldn’t be either) By Robert Bridge
It is difficult to understand how the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle remains so popular today with his adventures of the world’s most famous detective when any critical thinking that contradicts the status quo is dismissed out of hand as the ranting of a lunatic. Continue reading
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Top Ecuadorian Diplomat Destroys Guardian’s Claim that Manafort Visited Assange
A former consul and first secretary at the Ecuadorian embassy in London has put the final nail in the coffin of credibility for The Guardian, refuting the paper’s fantastical and wholly unsupported claim that former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2013, 2015 and the spring of 2016 – a… Continue reading
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President Issias Aferwerki Vs. Al Jazeera; February 2010 By Thomas C Mountain
This transcript is from an interview done by Eritrean President Issias Aferwerki and Al Jazeera “journalist” Jane Dutton in February 2010, shortly after the UNSC passed punitive sanctions against Eritrea based on what has now been proven to be fabrications. The sanctions are now history and this interview stands as an example for aspiring journalists… Continue reading
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MSM Is Getting Weirder, More Frantic, And More Desperate By The Day By Caitlin Johnstone
When even the Washington Post is saying your Russiagate article is bad journalism, your Russiagate article is really, really bad journalism. Continue reading
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The Guardian/Politico Psyop Against WikiLeaks By Caitlin Johnstone
For the first few hours after any new “bombshell” Russia-gate story comes out, my social media notifications always light up with poorly written posts by liberal establishment loyalists saying things like “HAHAHA @caitoz this proves you wrong now will you FINALLY stop denying Russian collusion???” Then, when people start actually analyzing that story and noting… Continue reading
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John Pilger discusses his “The Power of Documentary” film festival By Richard Phillips
Veteran investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker and author, John Pilger, is currently hosting a special film festival in Australia. Entitled The Power of the Documentary: Breaking the Silence, the festival is on at Riverside Theatres in the western-Sydney suburb of Parramatta and at the Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay in central Sydney. It will… Continue reading
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Assange Never Met Manafort. Luke Harding and the Guardian Publish Still More Blatant MI6 Lies By Craig Murray
The right wing Ecuadorean government of President Moreno continues to churn out its production line of fake documents regarding Julian Assange, and channel them straight to MI6 mouthpiece Luke Harding of the Guardian. Continue reading
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This Guardian Fake News Story Proves That The Media Can’t Be Trusted
In 2015 the British Guardian appointed Katherine Viner as editor in chief. Under her lead the paper took a new direction. While it earlier made attempts to balance its shoddier side with some interesting reporting, it is now solidly main stream in the worst sense. It promotes neo-liberalism and a delves into cranky identity grievances… Continue reading
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Syria: Alleged Chemical Attack Elicits No Response from West By Tony Cartalucci
On the heels of another alleged chemical attack in Syria – the Western media has responded with skepticism – even silence. This acutely different response to its regular “chemical weapons” hysteria is because unlike previous incidents, it appears this most recent attack was blatantly carried out by Western-backed militants operating in Idlib, Syria. Continue reading
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John Pilger’s keynote speech from The Power of Documentary Film Festival
The Power of the Documentary is an unusual film festival, because its aim is to break a silence that extends across much of film-making, the arts and journalism. Continue reading
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Growing calls for Guardian editor-in-chief to resign after the paper publishes massive ‘fake news’ story
There are growing calls for the Guardian‘s editor-in-chief to resign as the paper faces accusations of publishing a major “fake news” story about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 27 November. Citing anonymous sources, the Guardian article accused Assange of holding “secret talks” with Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort. The allegation could strengthen efforts… Continue reading
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Guardian newspaper spearheads new accusations against Assange and WikiLeaks By James Cogan
The Guardian has stepped up its contemptible role as one of the main media conduits for the persecution of Julian Assange, publishing unsubstantiated and sensationalist allegations that the WikiLeaks publisher met with American political lobbyist, Paul Manafort. Continue reading
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Assange’s Persecution Highlights Dangers to the Freedom of Speech and Free Media By Philip M. Giraldi
If you are a journalist and you discover something that is clearly unethical, and possibly even illegal, and you choose to report it what happens next? Well, you could win a Pulitzer Prize or, on the other hand, you might wind up hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for six years. Continue reading
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Mainstream media on Gaza: Israelis get killed, but Palestinians merely ‘die’ By Darius Shahtahmasebi
After a Twitter backlash, the Guardian was forced to amend a brazenly propagandized headline which sought to undermine the basic rights of Palestinians and elevate Israeli soldiers to levels previously thought unimaginable. Continue reading
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Facebook deletes WSWS post on Sri Lanka By Andre Damon
On Monday, Facebook removed a post on Sri Lanka by the World Socialist Web Site’s official Tamil-language Facebook page. The alleged reason was violation of unspecified restrictions in Facebook’s “community standards,” which is no explanation at all. Continue reading
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Khashoggi, Ben Barka & PressTV’s Serena Shim: A 4-part series
IIn October of 1965, 2014 and 2018 three journalists were prominently assassinated: Mehdi Ben Barka, Serena Shim and Jamal Khashoggi. Most readers likely don’t know the first two, while the entire world seems to know about the last one. Continue reading
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Deepfakes And Political Manipulation By Leonid SAVIN
One Google project convincingly shows, that for just $100 you can create the illusion that a Russian company is trying to influence public opinion within America. All you need to do is buy a mobile phone and a few SIM cards in Panama, choose a common Russian name and surname and use it to set… Continue reading
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JEREMY BOWEN INTERVIEWS CHRISTIAN NDF COMMANDER – UNEDITED VERSION
11th October 2018 – the BBC published a written and video report by Middle East correspondent Jeremy Bowen. Bowen applied the BBC spin to the interview he was given by the commander of the volunteer National Defence Forces that are defending the Christian town of Al Skeilbiyyeh against attacks by terrorist groups such as Nusra… Continue reading
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