Tag Archives: Propaganda

The Libyan uprising through rojo-rojito-tinted glasses

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

AVN: “Obama demands Gaddafi’s resignation as a condition to stopping the blood-bath in Libya.” TeleSUR: “Cameron affirms that aggression against the Libyan people was ‘necessary’” Aporrea: ”NATO using sonic bombs to terrorize [Libyan] women and children.” Correo del Orinoco: “NATO’s attacks … Continue reading →

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Grandin, Tinker Salas, and the Meaning of Black Propaganda

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

Writing in the Guardian’s “Comment is Free” pages, Greg Grandin and Miguel Tinker Salas dismiss the IISS’s recently released report on the FARC Files as nothing more than “black propaganda” – arguing that it is based on “highly dubious” data. The … Continue reading →

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Chávez and Gaddafi: The Axis of Unpaganda

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

After initially dithering, Hugo Chávez has now decisively taken sides in the rhetorical contest between Muamar Gaddafi and the Sane World. In the face of what is now surely overwhelming evidence from dozens of journalists (some of whose salaries he … Continue reading →

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