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Syrian 'Chemical Victims' Suffered from Dust Inhalation, Reports Say
Fisk: On the ground in Duma.White Helmets: Bused out of Duma with jihadists.April 19, 2018 at 16:37The US can make chemical weapons stories “real” anytime they want. Trump suddenly appointed Bolton about two weeks before the alleged “chemical weapons” attack. Was that appointment a coincidence?At this point I would not put it passed Trump to send out code words to the White Helmets to start their hoax play. Last time, the code words were “no regime change in Syria.” One day later, chemical weapons attack. This time it was , “we are withdrawing from Syria”. One day later, chemical weapons...…Fisk: On the ground in Duma.White Helmets: Bused out of Duma with jihadists.April 19, 2018 at 16:37The US can make chemical weapons stories “real” anytime they want. Trump suddenly appointed Bolton about two weeks before the alleged “chemical weapons” attack. Was that appointment a coincidence?At this point I would not put it passed Trump to send out code words to the White Helmets to start their hoax play. Last time, the code words were “no regime change in Syria.” One day later, chemical weapons attack. This time it was , “we are withdrawing from Syria”. One day later, chemical weapons...WW…
Media’s Deafening Silence On Latest WikiLeaks Drops Is Its Own Scandal
likes This is getting really, really, really weird.WikiLeaks has from within the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) adding even more material to that we’ve been lied to about an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria last year which resulted in airstrikes upon that nation from the US, UK and France.This new WikiLeaks drop includes an email from the OPCW Chief of Cabinet Sebastien Braha (who is by organisation inspectors that they code named him “Voldemort”) throwing a fit over the which found that the Douma incident was likely a staged event. Braha is...…likes This is getting really, really, really weird.WikiLeaks has from within the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) adding even more material to that we’ve been lied to about an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria last year which resulted in airstrikes upon that nation from the US, UK and France.This new WikiLeaks drop includes an email from the OPCW Chief of Cabinet Sebastien Braha (who is by organisation inspectors that they code named him “Voldemort”) throwing a fit over the which found that the Douma incident was likely a staged event. Braha is...WW…
America Celebrates Lateral Move From Monarchy To Corporate Rule
Americans celebrate their independence 242 years ago today from Britain with little thought it seems about who rules them now, comments Caitlin Johnstone.This was originally published on Medium.July 13, 2018 at 14:24But if it’s legal, is it corruption? To paraphrase Nixon, “if the monarch does it it’s not corruption”July 9, 2018 at 08:57Libertarianism leads to Oligarchy, guaranteed.Remember that if you are ever tempted to vote for a Libertarian.July 8, 2018 at 17:32Things really went corporate in the 1880s when the courts in California ruled that corporations are people. Ironically, the...…Americans celebrate their independence 242 years ago today from Britain with little thought it seems about who rules them now, comments Caitlin Johnstone.This was originally published on Medium.July 13, 2018 at 14:24But if it’s legal, is it corruption? To paraphrase Nixon, “if the monarch does it it’s not corruption”July 9, 2018 at 08:57Libertarianism leads to Oligarchy, guaranteed.Remember that if you are ever tempted to vote for a Libertarian.July 8, 2018 at 17:32Things really went corporate in the 1880s when the courts in California ruled that corporations are people. Ironically, the...WW…
Narrative Control Operations Escalate As America Burns | by Caitlin Johnstone | Medium
Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, and mainstream media are falling all over themselves with censorship and spin jobs to get the narrative back under control as mass protests continue to sweep across America.In 2017, representatives of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were that it is their responsibility to “quell information rebellions” and adopt a “mission statement” expressing their commitment to “prevent the fomenting of discord.”“Civil wars don’t start with gunshots, they start with words,” the representatives were told by cold warrior think tank denizen Clint Watts. “America’s war with itself...…Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter, and mainstream media are falling all over themselves with censorship and spin jobs to get the narrative back under control as mass protests continue to sweep across America.In 2017, representatives of Facebook, Twitter, and Google were that it is their responsibility to “quell information rebellions” and adopt a “mission statement” expressing their commitment to “prevent the fomenting of discord.”“Civil wars don’t start with gunshots, they start with words,” the representatives were told by cold warrior think tank denizen Clint Watts. “America’s war with itself...WW…
Hillary Clinton Just Told Five Blatant Lies About WikiLeaks | by Caitlin Johnstone | Medium
As part of her ongoing “Thank God You Didn’t Elect Me” tour, Hillary Clinton made her debut on Australian television last night in an interview with the ABC’s Sarah Ferguson. Though she didn’t repeat her infamous “17 intelligence agencies” lie, which she’d long after that claim had , there were still plenty of whoppers to be heard.From her ridiculous claim that the aggressively protested DNC convention was “very positive” to her completely baseless assertion that Bernie Sanders “couldn’t explain his programs” during the primaries, Clinton did a fine job of reminding us all why the average...…As part of her ongoing “Thank God You Didn’t Elect Me” tour, Hillary Clinton made her debut on Australian television last night in an interview with the ABC’s Sarah Ferguson. Though she didn’t repeat her infamous “17 intelligence agencies” lie, which she’d long after that claim had , there were still plenty of whoppers to be heard.From her ridiculous claim that the aggressively protested DNC convention was “very positive” to her completely baseless assertion that Bernie Sanders “couldn’t explain his programs” during the primaries, Clinton did a fine job of reminding us all why the average...WW…
Wealth Identity Politics: Billionaires Acting Like a Persecuted Minority
“I guess maybe Bernie Sanders shouldn’t exist,” said billionaire Steve Schwarzman while seated in a library building named after billionaire Steve Schwarzman and promoting a book with billionaire Steve Schwarzman’s face on it. According to Bloomberg this humble response from the always modest billionaire Steve Schwarzman came in response to a question posed by an audience member about a Sanders tweet in which the Vermont senator said that billionaires should not exist. The comment was reportedly met with enthusiastic applause. Blackstone CEO Schwarzman, who has previously compared tax...…“I guess maybe Bernie Sanders shouldn’t exist,” said billionaire Steve Schwarzman while seated in a library building named after billionaire Steve Schwarzman and promoting a book with billionaire Steve Schwarzman’s face on it. According to Bloomberg this humble response from the always modest billionaire Steve Schwarzman came in response to a question posed by an audience member about a Sanders tweet in which the Vermont senator said that billionaires should not exist. The comment was reportedly met with enthusiastic applause. Blackstone CEO Schwarzman, who has previously compared tax...WW…
Nobody Sets Out To Become A War Propagandist. It Just Sort Of Happens. | by Caitlin Johnstone | Medium
Senior Huffington Post UK editor Chris York has published what is his twelfth smear piece against a small group of academics and independent journalists who’ve expressed skepticism of establishment Syria narratives.York’s obsessive deluge of hit pieces revolve around British academics Tim Hayward and Piers Robinson, as well as independent journalist Vanessa Beeley. .York’s twelfth such hit piece is much like the preceding eleven: it fundamentally , it the of its sourcing, it makes , and will only be believed by individuals who either don’t research this subject very deeply or whose...…Senior Huffington Post UK editor Chris York has published what is his twelfth smear piece against a small group of academics and independent journalists who’ve expressed skepticism of establishment Syria narratives.York’s obsessive deluge of hit pieces revolve around British academics Tim Hayward and Piers Robinson, as well as independent journalist Vanessa Beeley. .York’s twelfth such hit piece is much like the preceding eleven: it fundamentally , it the of its sourcing, it makes , and will only be believed by individuals who either don’t research this subject very deeply or whose...WW…
The Mass Media Will Never Regain The Public's Trust
SubscribeSign inShare this postThe Mass Media Will Never Regain The Public's Trustcaitlinjohnstone.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailApr 26, 2021Share this postThe Mass Media Will Never Regain The Public's Trustcaitlinjohnstone.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailForbesWashington PostAnd actually it doesn't ultimately matter what mainstream pundits and reporters believe is the cause of the public's growing disgust with them, because there's nothing they can do to fix it anyway. The mass media will never regain the public's trust.They'll never regain the public's trust...…SubscribeSign inShare this postThe Mass Media Will Never Regain The Public's Trustcaitlinjohnstone.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailApr 26, 2021Share this postThe Mass Media Will Never Regain The Public's Trustcaitlinjohnstone.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailForbesWashington PostAnd actually it doesn't ultimately matter what mainstream pundits and reporters believe is the cause of the public's growing disgust with them, because there's nothing they can do to fix it anyway. The mass media will never regain the public's trust.They'll never regain the public's trust...WW…
The Establishment Only Dislikes Trump Because He Puts An Ugly Face On The Empire | by Caitlin Johnstone | Medium
Barack Obama has about the Black Lives Matter protests taking place in America today, and it was every bit as full of pretty words and empty of actual substance as you’d expect from a president who spent eight years stagnating the progressive movement with empty hope narrative while advancing the same murderous oppressive agendas as his predecessors.The former president talked about changes that need to be made as though he wasn’t the most powerful politician in America for two full terms, praised the nation’s police officers saying “the vast majority” of them protect and serve the people,...…Barack Obama has about the Black Lives Matter protests taking place in America today, and it was every bit as full of pretty words and empty of actual substance as you’d expect from a president who spent eight years stagnating the progressive movement with empty hope narrative while advancing the same murderous oppressive agendas as his predecessors.The former president talked about changes that need to be made as though he wasn’t the most powerful politician in America for two full terms, praised the nation’s police officers saying “the vast majority” of them protect and serve the people,...WW…
It's The Media's Job To Normalize War: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
SubscribeSign inShare this postIt's The Media's Job To Normalize War: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrixcaitlinjohnstone.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailApr 15, 2021Share this postIt's The Media's Job To Normalize War: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrixcaitlinjohnstone.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailExactly zero percent of the world's worst criminals are in prison. Imperialists. War profiteers. Ecocide profiteers. The very worst of thieves are financial elites. The system isn't designed to protect us from society's worst, it's designed to protect...…SubscribeSign inShare this postIt's The Media's Job To Normalize War: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrixcaitlinjohnstone.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailApr 15, 2021Share this postIt's The Media's Job To Normalize War: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrixcaitlinjohnstone.substack.comCopy linkTwitterFacebookEmailExactly zero percent of the world's worst criminals are in prison. Imperialists. War profiteers. Ecocide profiteers. The very worst of thieves are financial elites. The system isn't designed to protect us from society's worst, it's designed to protect...WW…