Tag: AP
The Propaganda Multiplier
8 March 2019 — Off Guardian
How Global News Agencies and Western Media Report on Geopolitics
This study by Swiss Propaganda Research was first published in 2016, it is presented here in English for the first time. Translated by Terje Maloy.
VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 12 September 2013: Egypt's coup leaders grateful for Israeli support
12 September 2013 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Israel Interrogates A Palestinian Who Drove Into Military Base
IMEMC – [Thursday September 12, 2013] The Israeli Police arrested a Palestinian, in his fifties, from Nazareth city allegedly for driving his car, in a high speed, into an Israeli military base north of historic Palestine. …
VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 10 September 2013: IDF closes investigation into Bil’in killing without indictment
10 September 2013 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
CIA documents reveal Israeli stockpile of chemical weapons
IMEMC – A newly-discovered document of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency revealed Monday by Foreign Policy magazine shows that the U.S. agency had decisive evidence dating back to at least the 1980s that Israel had a stockpile of chemical and biological weapons. …
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Information Clearing House 10 September 2013: From Hiroshima to Syria, The Enemy Whose Name We Dare Not Speak
10 September 2013 — Information Clearing House
Russian Chess Move Stalls US Actions As Al-Qaeda’s Air Force
By Pepe Escobar
Russia throws a lifeline to save US President Barack Obama from his self-spun ‘red line’.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36197.htm
On Syria, Sunday Morning TV Journalists Don't Need Proof By Peter Hart
10 September 2013 — FAIR Blog
The public doesn’t seem to support going to war in Syria–but some high-profile Sunday morning TV journalists are either declaring their support for the war, or professing faith in the case for going to war.
VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 9 September 2013: Hamas and Gaza in the eye of the storm
9 September 2013 — VTJP
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International Middle East Media Center
Palestinian Patient Kidnapped At Erez Terminal
IMEMC – Sunday evening [September 8, 2013] Israeli soldiers kidnapped a young Palestinian man at the Erez Terminal, between Gaza and Israel, as he was on his way to receive treatment at an Israeli hospital. …
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John Kerry's Very Precise Death Toll: Where Does It Come From? By Peter Hart
4 September 2013 — FAIR Blog
When the PBS NewsHour covered John Kerry’s dramatic presentation on the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria on August 21, reporter Jeffrey Brown (8/30/13) zeroed in on the death toll:
KERRY: The United States government now knows that at least 1,429 Syrians were killed in this attack, including at least 426 children.
BROWN: The chilling numbers stood out from the U.S. intelligence assessment released this afternoon. And, lest anyone doubt, the secretary of State insisted, its findings are as clear as they are compelling.
Which Syrian Chemical Attack Account Is More Credible? By Jim Naureckas
1 September 2013 — FAIR Blog
Let’s compare a couple of accounts of the mass deaths apparently caused by chemical weapons in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta on August 21. One account comes from the U.S. government (8/30/13), introduced by Secretary of State John Kerry. The other was published by a Minnesota-based news site called Mint Press News (8/29/13).
Dangerous Crossroads. A War on Syria, Prelude to a World War III Scenario? By Prof Michel Chossudovsky
31 August 2013 — Global Research
Note: The Global Research website at globalresearch.ca as well as our French language site mondialisation.ca have experienced technical difficulties in the course of the last few days.
The site became inaccessible. Several important articles were no longer available. An earlier version of this article was posted on August 29, prior to the difficulties experienced by Global Research. The original version of this article is no longer accessible. GR Editor, M. Ch.*
Syrians In Ghouta Claim Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack? By Dale Gavlak and Yahya Ababneh
29 August 2013 — Mintpress News
“We were very curious about these arms. And unfortunately, some of the fighters handled the weapons improperly and set off the explosions,” ‘J’ said.
Rebels and local residents in Ghouta accuse Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan of providing chemical weapons to an al-Qaida linked rebel group.
UK Has No Case For War On Syria
29 August 2013 — Moon of Alabama
[I was in the middle of putting together a piece on the UK’s obscene lust for war when MofA put this up. Thanks MofA. WB]
The British government is trying to construct a case to allow itself to attack Syria. To this purpose the British Joint Intelligence Organisations issued a two page paper on Syria: Reported Chemical Weapon Use (pdf). The paper cites the amount of propaganda Youtube videos of a certain incident as supporting “evidence”: Continue reading
Defeated NATO Dangerously Desperate in Syria By Tony Cartalucci
25 August 2013 — Land Destroyer
Did the West Gas Thousands to Rescue Failed Syrian War?
(Tony Cartalucci) – As far back as 2007, it was a documented fact that the West, including the United States and its allies Saudi Arabia and Israel, conspired to use terrorists drawn from the ranks of the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda in an attempt to overthrow the governments of Iran and Syria.
Syria: Only Rebels Benefit from Recent Chemical Attack By grtv
22 August 2013 — grtv
Wildly varying reports have emerged of recent chemical weapons use in Syria, with hundreds allegedly killed in the latest attack.
This comes on the same day that the UN inspectors arrive in Damascus to investigate allegations of use of toxic arms. RT talks to reporter and international affairs analyst Patrick Henningsen. Continue reading
‘You don’t oppose settlements… once they’re built’ — AP says to State Dep’t By Philip Weiss
15 August 2013 — Mondoweiss
John Kerry’s statement that settlements are illegitimate–
Let me make it clear: The policy of the United States of America with respect to all settlements is that they are illegitimate, and we oppose settlements taking place at any time, not just the time of the peace process.
–has opened up new lines of questioning about US foreign policy. From the State Department briefing yesterday, with spokesperson Jen Psaki. Continue reading
Wikileaks Newslinks 26 July 2013
26 July 2013 — williambowles.info
WikiLeaks Trial Nears Closing Arguments ABC News
Bradley Manning Newslinks 26 July 2013
26 July 2013 — williambowles.info
Egypt Newslinks 1 July 2013
1 July 2013 — williambowles.info
Egypt’s Military Gives President 48 Hours to Resolve Crisis
Wall Street Journal
CAIRO—Egypt’s military gave Mohammed Morsi a 48-hour ultimatum to “resolve the crisis” before the military intervenes, setting the stage for a possible military coup a day after millions thronged Egypt’s streets demanding the president’s resignation.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323297504578578991289439784.html
Snowden Is Helping Terrorists (But Don’t Quote Me on That) By Peter Hart
27 June 2013 — FAIR Blog
It looks like we might be on to a new phase in the Edward Snowden saga: anonymous government officials going to compliant media outlets to complain that his revelations have made it easier for terrorists to evade capture.