Monthly Archives: October 2018

2018-10-27: News Headlines

teleSUR rfpl-SH (2018-10-27). Bolsonaro Accuses Haddad of Using Roger Waters for Propaganda. telesurtv.net The Social Liberal Party demanded the Supreme Electoral Court investigate the Workers' Party for an alleged "caixa dos" case.

RT (2018-10-27). Media used pipe bomb scare to score political points, Trump says. rt.com US President Donald Trump has slammed the mainstream media for using the recent "sinister" string of anti-Democrat bomb mailings to blame him for inciting political violence. He said he would do all in his power to stop it.

Yves Engler (2018-10-26). As Dictator Kagame Unmasked, It Is Time to Reveal the Canadian Connection. globalresearch.ca Canada's paper of record pulled another layer off the rotting onion of propaganda obscuring the Rwandan tragedy. But, the Globe and Mail has so far remained unwilling to challenge prominent Canadians who've crafted the fairy tale serving Africa's most ruthless …

wsws (2018-10-26). European Union steps up Internet censorship in the name of opposing "disinformation" wsws.org The EU summit threatened with sanctions and penalties any party that diverges from the prescribed political line in the 2019 European election campaign.

Philip M. Giraldi (2018-10-25). Two Stories from the Propaganda War. mintpressnews.com Two recent stories about Russians have demonstrated how the news is selected and manipulated in the United States. The first is about Maria Butina, who apparently sought to overthrow American democracy, such as it is, by obtaining a life membership in the National Rifle Association. Maria, a graduate student at American University, is now in detention in a federal prison, having been charged with collusion and failure to register as an agent of the Russian Federation. She has been in prison since July, for most of the time in solitary confinement, and has not been granted bail because, as a Russian citizen, she i…

Consortiumnews (2018-10-24). Facebook Censorship of Alternative Media 'Just the Beginning,' Warns Top Neocon Insider. consortiumnews.com At a Berlin security conference, hardline neocon Jamie Fly appeared to claim some credit for the recent coordinated purge of alternative media, report Max Blumenthal and Jeb Sprague. By Max Blumenthal and Jeb Sprague Gray Zone Project This October, Facebook… Read more →

Max Blumenthal (2018-10-23). Facebook Censorship of Alternative Media "Just the Beginning," Says Top Neocon Insider. grayzoneproject.com At a Berlin security conference, hardline neocon Jamie Fly appeared to claim some credit for the recent coordinated purge of…

Adam Johnson (2018-10-22). Blaming Saudis for Corrupting Otherwise Human Rights—Loving US. fair.org As FAIR has noted for years, one of the primary ideological functions of US corporate media is to maintain the mythology that the US is a noble protector of democracy and arbiter of human rights. When material facts—like wars of aggression, massive spying regimes, the funding and arming right-wing militias and the propping up of dictators—get in the way of this mythology the response by most pundits is to wave away these inconsistencies (FAIR.org, 2/1/09), ignore them altogether (FAIR.org, Democracy Now! (2018-10-22). Headlines for October 22, 2018. democracynow.org Trump to Withdraw from 1987 U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal, Plans to Establish Biological Definition of Gender Threatens Trans Rights, Saudi Arabia Says Khashoggi Killed in "Fistfight" Amid Mounting U.S. Pressure, NYT: Saudi Troll Farm Targeted Khashoggi, Other Critics on Twitter, Afghanistan: 27 Killed, 100 Injured as Voters Head to Polls, Gaza: Israeli Forces Shoot and Injure 130 Palestinian Protesters, Israel Delays Plans to Evict Bedouin Village in West Bank, Central American Caravan Crosses into Mexico as Trump Threats Mount, Honduras: Lawyers for Victim Berta Cáceres Removed from Murder Trial, Florida: $339 Milli…

Ben Norton (2018-10-21). Imperial-Hipster Bible VICE Did Paid Propaganda for Saudi Arabia. grayzoneproject.com Hipster media giant VICE worked with Saudi Arabia's regime mouthpiece SRMG to create a video promoting tourism and a camel…

Alexandra Tempus (2018-10-14). Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'. progressive.org "Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."

Denijal Jegiƒá (2018-10-02). After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream. grayzoneproject.com While the AfD party emerges as a leading voice of political opposition, the government downplays its danger and even co-opts…

Dan Cohen (2018-09-16). Presenting The Syria Deception: Al Qaeda Goes to Hollywood (VIDEO). grayzoneproject.com An exclusive Grayzone investigative documentary rips the cover off of the most sophisticated and expensive campaign of humanitarian interventionist propaganda…

Max Blumenthal (2018-09-05). Censored Documentary Exposes the Israeli Government's Attack on Black Lives Matter. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive footage from the censored Al Jazeera documentary, "The Lobby — USA," shows Israeli government officials taking credit for attacks…

Max Blumenthal (2018-08-29). Leaked Scenes from Censored Documentary Reveal Israel Lobbyist Noah Pollak Astroturfing an Anti-Palestinian Protest. grayzoneproject.com Exclusive leaked scenes from Al Jazeera's "The Lobby — USA" documentary show how Emergency Committee for Israel Executive Director Noah…

Ben Norton (2018-08-24). Big Tech Corporations Are Now Banning Iranian Social Media Accounts — A Censored Student Journalist Speaks out. grayzoneproject.com Google, Facebook, and Twitter are removing social media accounts of real life Iranians who are falsely dubbed as "government trolls."…

2018-10-27: Social Media Postees

Bolsonaro Accuses Haddad of Using Roger Waters for Propaganda
teleSUR rfpl-SH | telesurtv.net | 2018-10-27
The Social Liberal Party demanded the Supreme Electoral Court investigate the Workers' Party for an alleged "caixa dos" case.
www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Bolsonaro…

Media used pipe bomb scare to score political points, Trump says
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-27
US President Donald Trump has slammed the mainstream media for using the recent "sinister" string of anti-Democrat bomb mailings to blame him for inciting political violence. He said he would do all in his power to stop it. | …
rt.com/usa/442404-trump-bomber-media-bla…

As Dictator Kagame Unmasked, It Is Time to Reveal the Canadian Connection
Yves Engler | globalresearch.ca | 2018-10-26
Canada's paper of record pulled another layer off the rotting onion of propaganda obscuring the Rwandan tragedy. But, the Globe and Mail has so far remained unwilling to challenge prominent Canadians who've crafted the fairy tale serving Africa's most ruthless … | The post As Dictator Kagame Unmasked, It Is Time to Reveal the Canadian Connection appeared first on Global Research.
globalresearch.ca/as-dictator-kagame-unm…

European Union steps up Internet censorship in the name of opposing "disinformation"
wsws | wsws.org | 2018-10-26
The EU summit threatened with sanctions and penalties any party that diverges from the prescribed political line in the 2019 European election campaign.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/10/26/euro…

Two Stories from the Propaganda War
Philip M. Giraldi | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-25
Two recent stories about Russians have demonstrated how the news is selected and manipulated in the United States. The first is about Maria Butina, who apparently sought to overthrow American democracy, such as it is, by obtaining a life membership in the National Rifle Association. Maria, a graduate student at American University, is now in detention in a federal prison, having been charged with collusion and failure to register as an agent of the Russian Federation. She has been in prison since July, for most of the time in solitary confinement, and has not been granted bail because, as a Russian citizen, she i…
mintpressnews.com/two-stories-from-the-p…

Facebook Censorship of Alternative Media 'Just the Beginning,' Warns Top Neocon Insider
Consortiumnews | consortiumnews.com | 2018-10-24
At a Berlin security conference, hardline neocon Jamie Fly appeared to claim some credit for the recent coordinated purge of alternative media, report Max Blumenthal and Jeb Sprague. By Max Blumenthal and Jeb Sprague Gray Zone Project This October, Facebook… Read more ?…
consortiumnews.com/2018/10/24/facebook-c…

Facebook Censorship of Alternative Media "Just the Beginning," Says Top Neocon Insider
Max Blumenthal | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-10-23
At a Berlin security conference, hardline neocon Jamie Fly appeared to claim some credit for the recent coordinated purge of… | The post Facebook Censorship of Alternative Media "Just the Beginning," Says Top Neocon Insider appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/10/23/facebook-…

Imperial-Hipster Bible VICE Did Paid Propaganda for Saudi Arabia
Ben Norton | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-10-21
Hipster media giant VICE worked with Saudi Arabia's regime mouthpiece SRMG to create a video promoting tourism and a camel… | The post Imperial-Hipster Bible VICE Did Paid Propaganda for Saudi Arabia appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/10/21/vice-prop…

Five Questions For: Author Suzanne Gordon on the VA as a 'Model for American Health Care'
Alexandra Tempus | progressive.org | 2018-10-14
"Many liberals and progressives who don't buy the propaganda about climate, or about education, buy the propaganda about the VA."
progressive.org/dispatches/author-suzann…

After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream
Denijal Jegić | grayzoneproject.com | 2018-10-02
While the AfD party emerges as a leading voice of political opposition, the government downplays its danger and even co-opts… | The post After Chemnitz: Germany's Extreme Right Exploits Government Passivity and Public Resentment to Enter the Mainstream appeared first on Grayzone Project.
grayzoneproject.com/2018/10/02/after-che…