Quote from Article: The issue of manipulation of news by intelligence services has been in the news recently with revelations that the CIA and German Secret Service (GSS) have long-running programs to influence how media executives and top journalists convey and interpret the news, including direct cash payments. Here are some examples they point to: ...Portraying him [Putin] as a scheming dictator trying to rebuild a repressive empire. ...Claiming he personally ordered the murder of a number of journalists, and personally ordered a KGB defector to be murdered with radiation poisoning. ...Frequently citing unsubstantiated rumors he is having an affair with a famous gymnast. ...Allegations that he has stashed away billions for his personal benefit, without providing evidence. ...Recent article in newsweek claiming he leads a luxurious and lazy lifestyle, sleeping late. ...Recent article in NYT focusing on a supposed personal arrogance. ...Hillary Clinton mentioning in speech after speech that he is a bad guy, a bully, that one must confront him forcefully. ...Frequently using pejoratives to describe his person -- a jerk and a thug (Thomas Friedman this week in the NYT) ...Mis-quoting him on his regret about the collapse of the Soviet Union. ...Articles about a supposed super-luxury villa built for him in southern Russia.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:37:23 +0000
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