Parallel with developments in the political arena, attempts to demonize Iran in the media appear to constitute a growth industry. False articles about Iran poison the foreign policy discourse because they create a dangerous narrative, that Tehran’s rulers are irredeemably evil and completely unwilling to compromise. In intelligence circles this is called disinformation.
Nowhere is this barrage of disinformation more evident than in the media empire controlled by Rupert Murdoch, which includes the Wall Street Journal, the Times newspapers in Britain, and Fox television. Murdoch’s media marched in lockstep as a virtual propaganda mill in the lead-up to the Iraq war. Murdoch himself is much esteemed by Israel and by Jewish organizations and he has been outspoken in his approval of Israeli policies, including the devastation of Gaza one year ago.
He has received numerous awards in Israel and the US for his support of Israel, most recently in November when he was given the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Humanitarian Laureate Award. In March 2009 he received the National Human Relations award from the American Jewish Committee. Murdoch is generally believed to be extremely close to Tel Aviv’s intelligence service Mossad and some of the stories featured in the media he controls would appear to be disinformation supporting Israeli government positions.'
l may have mentioned it in a previous comment l don't know as l don't backtrack stuff, but the leaseholder of the restuarant that l was to clean at night worked for Rupert Murdochs sister Iris Murdoch and he had been her executive chef for a number of years previously before opening the place known as the House of Attitudes where l was to, besides its cleaning, undergo a tidal wave of emotions and attitudes in finding that the company l had with Huw for over 2 years and whom l had secretly kept hidden thoughts about within, was of the bloodline.
ReplyDeleteMurdochs name was just another added cord to the string of connections in the snared set up with Huw in the House of Attitudes, as well as a newpaper editor, thats a bit of beef.