A concerted effort is being put forth to discredit WikiLeaks and it’s founder as a reliable option for whistleblowers. But as Whitney Webb reveals, the alternatives being put forth are leaving leakers vulnerable. WikiLeaks, the transparency organization known for publishing leaked documents that threaten the powerful, finds itself under pressure like never before, as does Read More…
Psychological Operations
Resisting Calls To ‘Do Something’ About Syria
“We’ve got to do something about Syria!” goes the common Western refrain. Actually, no you don’t. “What? You’re saying we should just do nothing??” goes the common response. Yes. Yeah that’d be great. Definitely please get as far away from Syria as possible, thanks. Arguing that the Western war machine is a good way to bring about peace Read More…
US, UK, And France Are Making The Case For War Against Both Syria And North Korea
The United States, the United Kingdom, and France are gearing up for a renewed assault on Syria and North Korea. Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron said France will strike Syria if chemical weapons have been used against civilians in the Syrian war in violation of the international treaty banning chemical weapons — even Read More…
Don’t Believe The Media: School Shootings Are Not An Epidemic, They’re Decreasing
Media coverage following the school shooting at a Florida high school earlier this month appears to imply that these types of massacres are pervasive. As one New York Times headline put it, “A ‘Mass Shooting Generation’ Cries Out for Change.” “This is life for the children of the mass shooting generation,” the Times wrote. “They were born into a world reshaped by Read More…
State Department Gets $40 Million To Fund New Propaganda Troll Farm
On Monday, the US State Department announced that it had obtained $40 million from the Pentagon to fund a new propaganda and disinformation campaign through the “Global Engagement Center.” While the Global Engagement Center was initially conceived of as resisting foreign propaganda efforts, the new funding is set to be invested in going “on the Read More…
James Corbett Interview – Social Engineering & The American Mind
https://media.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/content.blubrry.com/last_american_vagabond/James_Corbett_Interview-Social_Engineering_The_American_Mind.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our Read More…