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On AlterNet: propaganda

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "propaganda"

Pat Tillman, Jessica Lynch Fall Down Bush Admin's Memory Hole

Pat Tillman, Jessica Lynch Fall Down Bush Admin's Memory Hole

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. July 16, 2008.
These guys say "I can't recall" enough to make you think that they have some sort of disease.

Bush Nominates Neocon War Apologist to U.S. Propaganda Board

Bush Nominates Neocon War Apologist to U.S. Propaganda Board

KingOneEye, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. July 13, 2008.
Not that we had a ton of credibility overseas to begin with.

U.S. Continues to Brutalize Iraqis in the Cause of the 'Surge'

U.S. Continues to Brutalize Iraqis in the Cause of the 'Surge'

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. June 30, 2008.
Five years after the invasion, to speak of this urge to surge and its results as "success" or as "good news" is essentially obscene.

Chavez's Call for FARC Disarmament Takes Washington By Surprise

Chavez's Call for FARC Disarmament Takes Washington By Surprise

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. June 11, 2008.
Political chasm between Washington and Latin America continues to deepen, as Chavez rejects FARC's armed campaign.

Photos in Colombia's

Photos in Colombia's "Magic Laptop" Undermine Claim of Chavez-FARC Connection

Daniel Denvir, NACLA. May 31, 2008.
The pix suggest an intelligence agency -- either Colombia's or that of an "allied" government -- operating in Ecuador.

House Votes to Ban Pentagon Propaganda: Networks Still Silent

House Votes to Ban Pentagon Propaganda: Networks Still Silent

Josh Silver, Huffington Post. May 26, 2008.
You probably didn't hear about the House voting to ban Pentagon propaganda -- since the networks have failed to cover the story.

Dialing for Dollars in Cuba

Dialing for Dollars in Cuba

Machetera, Machetera. May 24, 2008.
The U.S. government p.r. creation, the “Ladies in White,” (Damas de Blanco) takes money from right-wing terrorists.

Just Where Are Those Iranian Weapons That the Bushies Say Are Flooding Iraq?

Just Where Are Those Iranian Weapons That the Bushies Say Are Flooding Iraq?

Gareth Porter, IPS News. May 23, 2008.
The military insists that Iranian arms are fueling the Iraqi insurgency, but continue to provide little evidence to back up the claim.

Hollywood Is Becoming the Pentagon's Mouthpiece for Propaganda

Hollywood Is Becoming the Pentagon's Mouthpiece for Propaganda

Nick Turse, Tomdispatch.com. May 22, 2008.
In the new film Iron Man, the people cast as terrorists take the fall for what the U.S. has done in the real world.

How the Pentagon Media Machine Operated

How the Pentagon Media Machine Operated

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: War on Iraq. May 13, 2008.
New documents shed light on the Pentagon's war propaganda machine.

Washington's Great Inflation Hoax

Washington's Great Inflation Hoax

Kevin Phillips, Huffington Post. May 10, 2008.
The federal government's CPI measurement doesn't capture the pain many Americans are feeling today.

Pentagon Releases Propaganda Documents -- Will the Media Pay Attention?

Pentagon Releases Propaganda Documents -- Will the Media Pay Attention?

John Stauber, PR Watch. May 7, 2008.
With 8,000 pages of documents online for the world to see, will the networks continue their media blackout?

What the Pentagon Pundits Were Selling on the Side

What the Pentagon Pundits Were Selling on the Side

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. May 5, 2008.
The Pentagon pundit scandal was not only a corrupt marriage of propaganda and corporate lobbying -- it was completely illegal.

Which Is Worse: the Pentagon or the Media?

Which Is Worse: the Pentagon or the Media?

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. April 29, 2008.
The Pentagon says it's halting its propaganda program, but the news media is still quite about its role in leading us to war.

It's U.S. Supported Colombia's Uribe Who Sounds like the Latin American Dictator

It's U.S. Supported Colombia's Uribe Who Sounds like the Latin American Dictator

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. April 26, 2008.
With a remarkable interview with Ecuador's Raphael Correa. You won't read anything like it in your local paper.

Pentagon Propaganda: So Much Worse Than We Thought

Pentagon Propaganda: So Much Worse Than We Thought

John Stauber, Sheldon Rampton, PR Watch. April 25, 2008.
The Bush Administration has spent millions on deceptive PR to sell the war, as recently documented in the New York Times. Where's the fallout?

How Can Government Mind Manipulation Be Bad?

How Can Government Mind Manipulation Be Bad?

Thers, Whiskey Fire AlterNet: PEEK. April 25, 2008.
Thers takes on a wingnut defending propaganda.

Washington Spins “Democrats’ Iraq Fantasies”

Washington Spins “Democrats’ Iraq Fantasies”

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 11, 2008.
It’s nothing short of journalistic malpractice.

Deja Vu: When Have We Heard of this 'Significant Progress in Iraq' Before?

Deja Vu: When Have We Heard of this 'Significant Progress in Iraq' Before?

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 11, 2008.
Once or twice.

The Petraeus-Crocker Show: Best Song and Dance Team to Hit Washington in Years

The Petraeus-Crocker Show: Best Song and Dance Team to Hit Washington in Years

Ali Gharib, IPS News. April 11, 2008.
Iraq may be calmer on the surface, but strife simmers beneath.

If Dems Talk About 'Winning' in Iraq, Everybody Loses

If Dems Talk About 'Winning' in Iraq, Everybody Loses

Ira Chernus, AlterNet. April 10, 2008.
The Petraeus hearings trapped Democrats into talking about whether the 'surge' is working, not that the U.S. has no right to be there.

Bush Will Personally Kill Colombian Labor Leaders if You Don't Pass His Stupid Trade Deal

Bush Will Personally Kill Colombian Labor Leaders if You Don't Pass His Stupid Trade Deal

BoRev, BoRev AlterNet: PEEK. April 9, 2008.
Or something like that ...

Don't Betray Us, General: Admit That Iraq Keeps Getting Worse and That the Surge Failed

Don't Betray Us, General: Admit That Iraq Keeps Getting Worse and That the Surge Failed

Tom Engelhardt, TheNation.com. April 8, 2008.
Gen. David Petraeus ought to level with the American public about the dire state of affairs in Iraq in his testimony to Congress this week.

How McCain Stays Popular Despite Supporting Disastrous Wars

How McCain Stays Popular Despite Supporting Disastrous Wars

Ira Chernus, AlterNet. April 2, 2008.
The strange nature of McCain's appeal is directly tied to the distractions of the unwinnable Iraq occupation and the "War on Drugs."

McCain's

McCain's "Senior Moments" a Product of Bush's Iran Propaganda

Gareth Porter, IPS News. March 28, 2008.
McCain's gaffes have been a reflection of how thoroughly he has internalized neoconservative spin.