The Traitor Betrays Himself: review of "Cognitive Infiltration" by David Ray Griffin

[Peter Presland]

I've put the review up on Wikispooks too.

I must say when I read it, it reminded me forcefully of that Demos paper "The Power of Unreason" that Magda posted about here.

I put a scathing critique of that up on Wikispooks too, together with a letter to Demos. As expected, a week later and I have still not received a reply. One of the paper's authors also got a spot in the Guardian last week. Concluding paragraph:

We certainly need healthy scepticism. But conspiracy theories are kneejerk, lazy cynicism. We need to limit their corrosive and destructive impact. The government lacks the credibility to do so. It falls on the rest of us to act.

Mind you, from the accompanying picture, its author Jamie Bartlett (described as an expert of terrorism and conspiracy theories in the original paper's blurb) looks like he's still wet behind the ears.

I agree its a good sign that the production of such stuff is seen necessary in defense of official narratives by those aspiring to climb the greasy pole though. A sign of desperation.