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<A HREF="aol://5863:126/alt.politics.org.cia:40377">Re: CIA America and
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Subject: Re: CIA America and Propaganda
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (JackH35785)
Date: Thu, Nov 26, 1998 2:32 PM
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I have read "The Readers Digest" for about 65 years but an interesting thing
happened after WW2. The original management were retiring and the "new"
management people coming in had names like Melvin Laird, Michael Barone, and
others who all had connections to Pentagon/intelligence related offices who
were propaganda specialists.
I think what you have here is the "advisory panel" that wants to assure that
the "Digest" will maintain its "Aw, shucks, bucolic, homespun" attitude at the
expense of becoming a really updated, informative publication, which is
clearly
a form of propaganda.
It looks like in the past few years that they have realized the fallacy of
this
policy and are becoming a bit more progressive. This could be also be because
they are in deep trouble financially and are doing everything neccessary to
survive.
A case where government propaganda experts have almost destroyed a once most
popular publication for the sake of a failed principal.
Jack
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Subject: Re: CIA America and Propaganda
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TRKeske)
Date: Thu, Nov 26, 1998 7:27 PM
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>I would like to know if anyone can provide any insight into
>just how much the CIA is involved in the American media with
>the production of propaganda.
Unfortunately, the media itself probably
does not know how much it is penetrated,
and the CIA would not tell us the truth
about it.
At least, they would not tell us now that
William Colby is dead. Probably, the best
insights into the question came at the time
of the Church committee hearings in the
70's. Even Colby waffled on the subject,
but it came out that there were dozens of
people planted in the media. Prominent
newspapers were asking how many
of their own people had CIA
connections- they didn't have a
handle on this, themselves.
Sometimes, the association isn't conscious
conspiracy, so much as just the way that the
world works. Probably very few readers
realize that columnist William F. Buckley,
for example, had worked for the CIA,
in the Congo.
Is he planted in the media as a conspiracy?
No. Is it a cozy incest that has negative
implications for freedom of press?
Of course.
Can we trust people like Buckley to tell us
the truth about biological war in that part of
the world, and not to cover for his old
buddies? Hardly.
Buckley doesn't need to be on CIA payroll.
It's just natural that he gets ahead in the
world because of his connections.
A lot of the media's problem is self-censorship.
Tell the truth, you wind up assigned to the
boonies, like the CIA/Crack whistleblower.
Or your paper, like the Houston Post,
gets bought and shuttered. The Post which
never had an unprofitable year in its
history, was probably closed because it
was telling the truth about CIA connections
to the S&L scandal, and truths about the
real origins of AIDS.
Nixon wanted his billionaire buddy,
Richard Scaife, to buy the Washington Post
for him, to stop its criticism. Today, Scaife
is funding the scheme to use Monica
Lewinsky for the very carefully
planned-in-advance scandal over
which the tabloidized media can
obediently slobber.
Scaife is also a formerly CIA-connected,
far-right figure.
As you see, it isn't just direct action by the
CIA, at the institutional level, that is the
problem. It's a kind of incest, that produces
the mental retardation of the media.
Tom Keske
Boston, Mass.
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Subject: Re: CIA America and Propaganda
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Druid days)
Date: Thu, Nov 26, 1998 7:56 PM
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> It's a kind of incest, that produces
>the mental retardation of the media.
None of which will matter as technology advances interacting with the
Interent.
As it stands right now anyone can be a talk show host utilizing Real Audio.
*Anyone*
The Internet (Freedom) is spiraling out of control happy hands. It can't be
stopped. An increasing number of people are demanding the right to form their
own conclusions and opinions-period. It's America facing looming democracy
and
it was/is America that needs the dose. Always and forever we face people and
their personal opinions on "molding society."
We read the newswires. Editors picking what we may or may not read in papers
is over forever. Tons of middle-people are being eliminated between ourselves
and news. It'll never go back. Newspapers are worthless in comparison to the
newswires direct to oneself.
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Subject: Re: CIA America and Propaganda
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Awesome1)
Date: Fri, Nov 27, 1998 12:50 PM
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In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
> >I would like to know if anyone can provide any insight into
> >just how much the CIA is involved in the American media with
> >the production of propaganda.
>
> Unfortunately, the media itself probably
> does not know how much it is penetrated,
> and the CIA would not tell us the truth
> about it.
<snip> Sorry but it won't post if I don't :(
> As you see, it isn't just direct action by the
> CIA, at the institutional level, that is the
> problem. It's a kind of incest, that produces
> the mental retardation of the media.
Anyway my concern is that the parrticular "theme" of
the predominant form of propaganda is most notably
the militarization of domestic law enforcement and
positive public relations for same. A most notable
example is a movie called "The ambush at Waco".
This was clearly premeditated propaganda. Another case
in point. The last two days (when many are watching
the psychotic cyclops) there have many "documentary
style" programs on TLC (a major outlet since it's purchase
by ABC) concerning the "capabilities" of domestic
law enforcement. Emergency services units was one
such production run back to back for approximately
3 hrs. These so-called EMS units are nothing but
goon squads, assasins. Supposedly these "thugs" are
preparing for domestic terrorism (another frequent theme).
Such shows are the effective
equvalent of dropping leaflets over a country with
the message "Resistance is futile, surrender or be
killed". Don't take my word for this. Take some time
and study the frequency of the occurrance of this
"theme" on a variety of channels. The "propaganda
as documentary" is a rather clever ruse seen mainly
on such channels as TLC, Discovery, History channel,
A&E, etc. Is anyone else seeing this or should
my wife re-tie my long sleeved jacket? ;)
--
Old Quote; "Necessity is the plea for every infringment of human
liberty. It is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves. "
New Quote; "For the children, is the plea for every infringment of
human liberty. It is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves."
E. Vigilance 1998
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