There was a candlelight vigil in East Jerusalem on the night of the 9/11 attacks, Yassir Arafat gave blood, schoolchildren around the country took part in moments of silence…
Instead, the media showed the same 30-second clip over and over… The obvious agenda was to rally its viewers around the very crudest response to the news: violence needed to be met with more violence and a political clampdown…
Probably no single film clip in recent history has had as much of an impact as the Palestine clip. Summing it up was Ehud Sprinzak, an Israeli expert on terrorism, quoted in Reuters referring to the clip: “From the perspective of Jews, it is the most important public relations act ever committed in our favor.”
Three additional reports below (two from German media):
By Matt Taibbi, reposted from eXile, September 20, 2001 [photos below added by IAK]
Matt Taibbi Flashback (9/11): CNN Sentences Palestine To Death
Tag: Agenda-setting theory
New York Times Helps Marco Rubio Push Persecution Of Antiwar Leftists + More
Citing a recent McCarthyite smear piece by The New York Times, Senator Marco Rubio published a letter on Wednesday that he’d sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the investigation of American leftist antiwar groups, claiming they are “tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and operating with impunity in the United States.”
New York Times Helps Marco Rubio Push Persecution Of Antiwar Leftists
Time to troll Rubio, with Bible verses, on Twitter/X again!
Previously:
McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It
Chinese-American worker and activist arrested for advocating for peace between US and China
McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It
We stand together against the rise of a new McCarthyism that is targeting peace activists, critics of US foreign policy, and Chinese Americans. Despite increased intimidation, we remain steadfast in our mission to foster peace and international solidarity, countering the narrative of militarism, hostility, and fear.
McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It
Video via Katie Halper
Funny How The UFO Narrative Coincides With The Race To Weaponize Space
These stories about the space militarization race aren’t getting the attention the much more entertaining UFO stories are getting, but it seems likely that those who are responsible for moving the war machinery around are paying a lot more attention to the former than the latter.
Funny How The UFO Narrative Coincides With The Race To Weaponize Space
The US is trying to test China’s reaction to Blinken’s potential visit through media hype and is trying to shape its own image as a promoter for communication
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday dismissed rumors of a potential visit to China by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the near future, saying they have nothing to share on that, after a number of US media outlets have hyped an alleged official visit by Blinken to China in the upcoming weeks.
China dismisses rumors of a Blinken visit, calling for US sincerity rather than saying one thing but doing another
Related:
Blinken Expected to Visit China Soon
Anonymous sources strike again.
Most Propaganda Looks Nothing Like This
When most people in the English-speaking world hear the word “propaganda”, they tend to think of something that’s done by foreign nations who have governments that are so totalitarian they won’t even let people know what’s true or think for themselves.
Most Propaganda Looks Nothing Like This