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SubscribeSign inShare this postJournalists, Learning They Spread a CIA Fraud About Russia, Instantly Embrace a New Onegreenwald.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailApr 16, 2021Share this postJournalists, Learning They Spread a CIA Fraud About Russia, Instantly Embrace a New Onegreenwald.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailThat Russia placed "bounties”The New York Timesno evidenceThe New York TimeWashington PostThe New York TimesWhen the CIA or related security state agencies tell American journalists to believe something, we obey unquestioningly, and as a result, whatever assertions are spread by these agencies, no matter how bereft of evidence or shielded by accountability-free anonymity, they instantly transform, in our government-worshipping worldview, into a proven fact — gospel — never to be questioned but only affirmed and then repeated and spread as far and wide as possible.NYTNYTNYT NYTThe New York TimesThe Daily CallerthemMSNBC’Predictably, now that this CIA tale The GuardianNBC News ThursdayWhen asked about this glaring contradiction yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki gave an answer that barely rose to the level of cogency, yet she clearly admitted the lack of evidentiary basis for this long-standing CIA/media tale:&nbsp;&nbsp;NBC News "It just has not been proved to a level of certainty that satisfies me," Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, told NBC News. McKenzie oversees U.S. troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. continues to hunt for new information on the matter, he said."We continue to look for that evidence," the general said. "I just haven't seen it yet.&nbsp; months agoThe Daily BeastNBC NewsNew York TimesNBC NewsThe Daily BeastThe Washington PostNYTfalse NYT/CNN/MSNBCanyoneIf you think thatexactly the same thingthis is nothing more than a U.S. Government assertion that lacks any evidenceDo you see what Hayes just did there? It is vital not to lose sight of how irresponsible and destructive this behavior is just because it is now so common. He saw a Press Release from a U.S. Government agency, read an assertion that it contained in one sentence, had no evidence that this assertion was true, but nonetheless “reported” it as if it were proven fact to millions of people in a predictably viral tweet. confirmation!polling dataeagernessLet's express this as clearly as it can be expressed. Any journalist who treats unverified stories from the CIA or other government agencies as true, without needing any evidence or applying any skepticism, is worthless. Actually, they are worse than worthless: they are toxic influences who deserve pure contempt. Every journalist knows that governments lie constantly and that it is a betrayal of their profession to serve as mindless mouthpieces for these security agencies: that is why they will vehemently deny they do this if you confront them with this accusation. They know it is a shameful thing to do.on the very same day that they learn they did this — Like this postShare this postJournalists, Learning They Spread a CIA Fraud About Russia, Instantly Embrace a New Onegreenwald.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmail664 CommentsFor your security, we need to re-authenticate you.Click the link we sent to , or .Expand full commentExpand full commentNo posts© 2022 Glenn Greenwald ∙ ∙ &nbsp;is the home for great writingThis site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please or unblock scripts

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Glenn Greenwald is one of three co-founding editors of The Intercept. He is a journalist, constitutional lawyer, and author of four New York Times best-selling books on politics and law. His most recent book, “No Place to Hide,” is about the U.S. surveillance state and his experiences reporting on the Snowden documents around the world. Prior to co-founding The Intercept, Glenn’s column was featured in the Guardian and Salon. He was the debut winner, along with Amy Goodman, of the Park Center I.F. Stone Award for Independent Journalism in 2008, and also received the 2010 Online Journalism Award for his investigative work on the abusive detention conditions of Chelsea Manning. For his 2013 NSA reporting, he received the George Polk Award for National Security Reporting; the Gannett Foundation Award for investigative journalism and the Gannett Foundation Watchdog Journalism Award; the Esso Premio for Excellence in Investigative Reporting in Brazil (he was the first non-Brazilian to win), and the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Pioneer Award. Along with Laura Poitras, Foreign Policy magazine named him one of the top 100 Global Thinkers for 2013. The NSA reporting he led for the Guardian was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for public service.

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