Posted on 07/12/2022 9:56:46 AM PDT by Scarlett156
Editor’s Note: There are many ways in which I often disagree with Caitlin Johnstone. I absolutely respect her intellect and writing skill and most of the time I agree with her perspectives, but sometimes we diverge. On the issue of Ukraine, I agree with her wholeheartedly. Just as Americans woke up to the realities of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, opposing them eventually despite widely approving of them in the beginning, so too do I hope more Americans will realize we’re being sold a false narrative in order to get our dollars and potentially our troops over to one of the most corrupt countries in the world. I support the Ukrainian people and their plight, but we are far too involved in this regional conflict thanks in large part to propaganda and gaslighting. Here’s Caitlin…
Noam Chomsky, John Pilger, and Chris Hedges have lent their expertise to the subject of the war in Ukraine with some recent comments that help bring some much-needed clarity to an often confusing and always contentious issue. Here they are:
“I’ve spent my career working in the mainstream, and I’ve covered probably seven, eight, nine shooting wars; I’ve never seen coverage so utterly consumed by a tsunami of jingoism, and of manipulative jingoism as this one.” ~ John Pilger
This comment comes from a recent interview with the legendary Australian journalist by the South China Morning Post, and it says so much about the information ecosystem we now find ourselves floundering around trying to understand things in.
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(Excerpt) Read more at noqreport.com ...
“Does your wife, who you tell us you never beat every time we converse, agree with you?”
There is no truth to the rumor. We’re just good friends.
“This is a very cogent observation.”
Ah, thank you.
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