Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
Dr. Russell Blaylock: “Like SARS and bird flu before it, this swine flu scare is a lot of nonsense.”
April 30th, 2009Via: August Review: I was in the military during the first swine flu scare in 1976. At the time it became policy that all soldiers would be vaccinated for swine flu. As a medical officer I refused and almost faced a court martial, but the military didn’t want the bad publicity. Despite the assurance by […]
Obama’s 100 days – The Mad Men Did Well
April 30th, 2009Via: John Pilger: The BBC’s American television soap Mad Men offers a rare glimpse of the power of corporate advertising. The promotion of smoking half a century ago by the “smart” people of Madison Avenue, who knew the truth, led to countless deaths. Advertising and its twin, public relations, became a way of deceiving dreamt […]
Obama On Air Force Activity in Lower Manhattan: “It Was a Mistake”
April 29th, 2009WTF!?
Swine Flu Vaccine Public Service Announcements From 1976
April 28th, 2009“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” —William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun
Mexico Outbreak Traced to ‘Manure Lagoons’ at Pig Farm
April 28th, 2009This is an interesting story. Of course, it doesn’t mention the fact that, back in February, Panasonic knew that a pandemic flu event was going to happen. Via: Times Online: The first known case of swine flu emerged a fortnight earlier than previously thought in a village where residents have long complained about the smell […]
Military Photo-Op Involving Low-Flying Presidential Jet and F-16 Over Manhattan
April 28th, 2009Via: New York Daily News: A perfect storm of idiocy led to a frightening 9/11 flashback for thousands of New Yorkers Monday when a jumbo jet and an F-16 fighter jet buzzed lower Manhattan without warning. A “furious” Mayor Bloomberg denounced the dunces who dreamed up the stunt – and the NYPD officials and bureaucrats […]
U.S. Army Interpreter Who Witnessed Torture in Iraq Shot Herself with Service Rifle
April 26th, 2009Via: Independent: It is possible that one of the victims of the United States’ torture policy is a young, devout Mormon woman from Arizona called Alyssa Peterson. She was a soldier who not only saw the rough interrogation methods that the US military used on Iraqi prisoners, but was deeply troubled by them. Some weeks […]
Merck Drew Up Hit List of Doctors Who Needed to Be “Neutralised”
April 24th, 2009Via: The Australian: AN international drug company made a hit list of doctors who had to be “neutralised” or discredited because they criticised the anti-arthritis drug the pharmaceutical giant produced. Staff at US company Merck &Co emailed each other about the list of doctors – mainly researchers and academics – who had been negative about […]
Fed Said to Order Banks to Keep Quiet on ‘Stress Test’ Results
April 11th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. Federal Reserve has told Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and other banks to keep mum on the results of “stress tests” that will gauge their ability to weather the recession, people familiar with the matter said. The Fed wants to ensure that the report cards don’t leak during earnings conference […]
Former U.S. Lawmakers to Join Lobbyists
April 10th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: Lobbying, scorned during the 2008 campaign, is an occupation of choice among former members of Congress looking for jobs. Barack Obama shunned political contributions from lobbyists and, on his second day as president, announced new ethics rules to reduce their influence. Republican nominee John McCain disdained lobbyists as “birds of prey.” Still, about […]
