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Journalist: “Each War Is Preceded By A Big Media Lie”
Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya…and maybe Syria, too? This investigative journalist points out some important similarities.
Disclaimer: this video is edited; an English version of the entire debate was not available.
Michel Collon is a Belgian author, journalist, and historian whose outspoken stance on Western imperialism and propaganda is comparable to former marine Ken O’Keefe or Irish reporter Gearoid O’Colmain (both of who have had much to say on these matters in the wake of the Paris attacks).
In this televised debate from French TV, Collon slams mainstream media lies and Western foreign policy in an intelligent rant against the blatant hypocrisy of the USA, France and their allies. This debate took place in 2011 just before the invasion of Libya, and as such the focus is whether or not the West should get involved. However, every single point Collon makes could be applied to Syria– and not only that, but Collon’s words also serve as a warning for what we can expect if the West invades Iran in future.
Collon says:
“I think it would be prudent to remember that each war is preceded with a big media lie. When the USA attacked Vietnam they said it was because two Vietnamese warships attacked their fleet; this was false. When we attacked Iraq, it was because they had weapons of mass destruction, that they were accomplices of Al Qaeda. This was false. When we attacked Afghanistan, it was because they were responsible for 9/11. This was false.There is a media lie for each war. After, we know it’s false, but the damage is already done.”
Collon’s points back up recent claims made by a German journalist that all mainstream news is controlled.
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Source: http://www.philosophers-stone.co.uk/?p=5933
