Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
Presence of Logo on YouTube Videos Demonstrates Authenticity of Al-Qaeda Videos… to Joe Lieberman
May 20th, 2008The logo guarantees that the content was produced by al-Qaeda, does it? There you have it, Joe. Report to Camp X-Ray for rendering. While it’s unclear to me how that idiot manages to dress himself in the morning, he’s trying to have content banned on the Internet?! Good luck with that, Joe. Keep your dribble […]
Saudis Won’t Increase Oil Output, Gold Back Above $900
May 16th, 2008I wasn’t even going to mention this Bush-asking-the-Saudis-for-a-Biscuit bullshit, but $900 on gold is an important technical milestone. As oil surges to a new record, here are a couple of things to keep in mind: Engdahl: Perhaps 60% of Today’s Oil Price is Pure Speculation Business Week: There Is no Gas Shortage Also: Crude Oil […]
Documents Link Wind Farm Foes to International Energy Conglomerate
May 16th, 2008Imagine my shock. Via: Boston Globe: A new lobbying firm for the group opposing a wind farm off Cape Cod filed a federal document last month reporting that its work for the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound is partially funded and shaped by an international energy conglomerate. The disclosure represents the first documented financial connection […]
Bush’s ‘Appeasement’ Speech in Israel
May 16th, 2008Useful Context: How Bush’s Grandfather Helped Hitler’s Rise to Power Perhaps an Amnesia category would be useful. Via: Independent: President George Bush lavished anniversary praise on Israel yesterday, as Palestinians commemorated the “Nakba” or “catastrophe” when 700,000 were forced from or fled their homes 60 years ago. In a special address to the Israeli Knesset, […]
Iranian Weapons in Iraq? Woops
May 13th, 2008Via: Los Angeles Times: A plan to show some alleged Iranian-supplied explosives to journalists last week in Karbala and then destroy them was canceled after the United States realized none of them was from Iran. A U.S. military spokesman attributed the confusion to a misunderstanding that emerged after an Iraqi Army general in Karbala erroneously […]
Al-CIAda No. 2 Says 9/11 Theory Propagated by Iran
April 23rd, 2008HAHA! I really need to add a Humor category. Via: AP: Osama bin Laden’s chief deputy in an audiotape Tuesday accused Shiite Iran of trying to discredit the Sunni al-Qaida terror network by spreading the conspiracy theory that Israel was behind the Sept. 11 attacks. The comments reflected al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahri’s increasing […]
Sending in the Marines (to Recruit Women)
April 21st, 2008Via: New York Times: THE Marines are looking for a few good women. Actually, they will take as many as they can get. Faced with the difficulty of recruiting during a long and unpopular war, the United States Marine Corps has started marketing itself to women in a concerted way for the first time. It […]
France: Camembert Wars Get Dirty
April 21st, 2008“The war against raw milk is very interesting and illustrative; it sums up the political and economic situation that has the world in a death grip.” —Raw Milk and Lifting the Veil that has Been Pulled Over Our Eyes Via: Guardian: In his tiny workshop with a view of his cows, Francois Durand stood lovingly […]
Gripping Revelations from New York Times (Sarcasm): Media Military Analysts Are Shills
April 20th, 2008Thanks Captain Obvious! Via: New York Times: To the public, these men are members of a familiar fraternity, presented tens of thousands of times on television and radio as “military analysts” whose long service has equipped them to give authoritative and unfettered judgments about the most pressing issues of the post-Sept. 11 world. Hidden behind […]
Merck Wrote Drug Studies for Doctors
April 17th, 2008Via: New York Times: The drug maker Merck drafted dozens of research studies for a best-selling drug, then lined up prestigious doctors to put their names on the reports before publication, according to an article to be published Wednesday in a leading medical journal. The article, based on documents unearthed in lawsuits over the pain […]
