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Month: October 2013

Alerts

Launchpad For A Revolution? Russell Brand, The BBC And Elite Power

30th October 2013

By David Cromwell When someone with interesting things to say is granted a high-profile media platform, it is wise to listen to what is being said and ask why they have been given such a →

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Journalist Or Activist? Smearing Glenn Greenwald

22nd October 2013

By David Edwards   Modern thought control is dependent on subliminal communication. Messages influencing key perceptions are delivered unseen, unnoticed, with minimal public awareness of what is happening or why. For example, journalists tell us →

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Where Journalism Collides With State ‘Security’: BBC News, MI5 And The Mantra Of ‘Keeping People Safe’

14th October 2013

By David Cromwell In our May 13 media alert we highlighted how the state, and a compliant media, relentlessly raise fears of the ‘shadows and threats’ that supposedly assail us. We make no apology for →

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Structural Inclinations – The Leaning Tower of Propaganda: Chemical Weapons Attacks In Ghouta, Syria

9th October 2013

By David Edwards   A UN report this month found that, ‘Torture and brutality are rife in Libyan prisons two years after the overthrow of leader Muammar Gaddafi.’ Around 8,000 prisoners are currently being held →

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