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The CIA and the Media

Modern art was CIA 'weapon' (22 October 1995)
http://www.independent.co.uk/n...
"... set up a division, the Propaganda Assets Inventory, which at its peak could influence more than 800 newspapers, magazines and public information organisations. "
Its interesting reading about the past of many US projects with terms like:
"Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media" (Friday 18 March 2011)
https://www.theguardian.com/te...
"... none of the interventions would be in English, as it would be unlawful to "address US audiences" with such technology"
"The CIA and the media" gives some context to what the US was doing globally.
http://carlbernstein.com/magaz...

Don't forget that period in the 70's when Bernstein exposed the CIA as controlling most of the mainstream news in the USA.
How Americas Most Powerful News Media Worked Hand in Glove with the Central Intelligence Agency and Why the Church Committee Covered It Up

And yes, that's the same Bernstein that broke Watergate.

New York Times is run by, and employs, people who do lie, cheat and misrepresent their objectivity. Whether or not you agree with the politics behind these lies or not, you should, if proper journalistic ethics require, be afforded the opportunity to understand the underlying allegiances of the writers. You don't have to believe, but are you going to call Carl Bernstein a liar, really?

The New York Times. The Agency’s relationship with the Times was by far its most valuable among newspapers, according to CIA officials. From 1950 to 1966, about ten CIA employees were provided Times cover under arrangements approved by the newspaper’s late publisher, Arthur Hays Sulzberger. The cover arrangements were part of a general Times policy—set by Sulzberger—to provide assistance to the CIA whenever possible.

There is no "Islamic Terror".

There are deep intelligence operations. These are funded by Mossad, CIA, Pakistan's ISI, etc.

A complete investigation of David Headley - for just one example - would give you some idea of the nature of para-political, deep-state actors in perpetrating terror for their own ends, and the usefulness of the "Islamic" fiction.

If you think that you are capable of correctly evaluating the the real nature of these events, based on the unexamined and uninvestigated statements of official sources? Then you do not correctly ascertain the meaning or implications of the term "disinformation".

Ask yourself this: "Does my government maintain a policy of disinformation, regarding its own people? If so, how would I know? Is the reporting of independent, corporate news agencies a sufficient source of information to verify or validate these claims?"

http://www.carlbernstein.com/magazine_cia_and_media.php

http://danwismar.com/uploads/Bernstein%20-%20CIA%20and%20Media.htm

I suggest you take up mindfulness meditation for 5-15 minutes a day. Wen yourself from all "news" for one month. Then come back, and look freshly at the spinning matrix of lies.

You have a UID of 137, and you've posted the dumbest thing I've ever read on the internet.

Your argument is "You can't trust the government! You can't trust the media! Trust me and my hyperlinks! Also, meditate!".

There is no "Islamic Terror".

There are deep intelligence operations. These are funded by Mossad, CIA, Pakistan's ISI, etc.

A complete investigation of David Headley - for just one example - would give you some idea of the nature of para-political, deep-state actors in perpetrating terror for their own ends, and the usefulness of the "Islamic" fiction.

If you think that you are capable of correctly evaluating the the real nature of these events, based on the unexamined and uninvestigated statements of official sources? Then you do not correctly ascertain the meaning or implications of the term "disinformation".

Ask yourself this: "Does my government maintain a policy of disinformation, regarding its own people? If so, how would I know? Is the reporting of independent, corporate news agencies a sufficient source of information to verify or validate these claims?"

http://www.carlbernstein.com/magazine_cia_and_media.php

http://danwismar.com/uploads/Bernstein%20-%20CIA%20and%20Media.htm

I suggest you take up mindfulness meditation for 5-15 minutes a day. Wen yourself from all "news" for one month. Then come back, and look freshly at the spinning matrix of lies.