Pretty much every time I hear Canadian Prime Minister Stephen…
Pretty much every time I hear Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper or one of his Conservative minions speak, I think of this song: “Propaganda” by the defunct punk/Oi! band Blitz.…
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Should the CBC Walk the Proverbial Plank?
http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2015/01/what-needs-to-be-said-about-cbc-scandals.html The only valid argument for saving the CBC is that it has a MANDATE, coast to coast to coast, to be there for all the people of this country,…
In the Time of the "Official Truth" There’s No Room for Journalism
John Pilger looks at what the Western media offer up as journalism and sees instead propaganda. He sees the essence of the mainstream media as not information but power. The…
Danger and Delusion: From ISIS to Ebola
There are very real dangers in the world, but let’s not lose all perspective. Perspective is everything. Don’t believe the hype. It must be stated directly: the majority of people…
Video of Syrian boy ‘hero’ under sniper fire exposed as fake: other Syria-related propaganda
In its coverage of a video that purported to show a Syrian boy braving sniper fire in the course of rescuing a young girl, the Daily Mail lauded the spectacle…
So, Just Who Is The Terrorist Here?
In 2014 in Canada, we have had several incidents involving people attacking various institutions and symbols of government. Consider the following list: January: “GG” Plans an attack on a Veteran’s…
Israel vs. Hamas or Likud vs. Gaza—framing the issue
A major goal in a propaganda war is to frame the issue on your terms. For example, in labour disputes, businesses (and their political and media allies) often claim the…
Israel & Palestine – It’s All a Game of Who Controls the Narrative
And it’s a game in which Israel and its collaborators abroad consistently win. The side with the loudest, most professional voice – Israel, of course – gets the all important…
Noam Chomsky on media’s “shameful moment” in Gaza
by: Democracy Now! | Posted Mon. Aug 11, 2014 As a new 72-hour ceasefire takes hold in Gaza, we turn to part two of our interview with world-renowned dissident and…
Is the Washington Post Even Trying Anymore?
My brother sent me a link to a photo-essay in The Washington Post said to depict an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. It’s a nice story as these things go. The…
The West’s dangerous game: anti-Russia media hype and the MH-17 blame game
Obama continued with the blame game this week as a raft of new sanctions were introduced against Russia. In remarks directed at Moscow, he said that the ‘destabilization of a…
Israeli propaganda and spin seeks to justify Gaza attack: yet another civilian bloodbath
Top: Wounded Palestinian girl following strike in northern Gaza strip Below: Israeli strike on buildings in Khan Younis / Palestinian boy with younger wounded sibling upon learning family was killed…
A Effective Counter To Oil Companies’ Greenwash Propaganda
The following definition of greenwashing is offered by Wikipedia: Greenwashing (a compound word modelled on “whitewash”), or “green sheen,” is a form of spin in which green PR or green…
Remembering Tiananmen Square
25 years ago in Tiananmen Square there was a protest against the Chinese government. The protest was dealt with lethal force by the government – killing many people. Since then,…
US corporate media propaganda: NYT’s misleading photo ‘evidence’ of Russian soldiers in east Ukraine
Back in 2003, when Colin Powell presented “evidence” at the UN to back up the White House claim that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, major US news outlets…
Sound Familiar?
H/t Occupy Canada “You can’t control people by force anymore, but you can get them to focus on nothing but maxing out five credit cards, okay you got them.” H/t…
Kim Sung Harper
Wow … just wow. I never would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. I still can’t quite believe that it’s being done in Canada, to Canadians … at…
Of "Porn Filters" and Agendas
Remember July this year, when Joy Smith stood up in Canada’s Parliament and suggested we should follow the UK’s example and implement a “porn filter”? Well, Cameron’s filter is about…
Israeli ‘master of disinformation’ Danny Ayalon takes a hit: hasbara fantasies exposed in new video
Lara Sawalha and Dana Dajani take on the hasbara revisionism of Danny Ayalon in a video that sets the record straight. Some bio information on Lara Sawalha – here –…