27-12-2013, 04:00 AM
Kara Dellacioppa Wrote:I hadnt seen this one before. The "left" press never seems to want to go there anymore. The support for the narrative provided by journalists like Scahill helps to maintain the illusion that the CIA doesn't matter that much anymore while at the same time shifting the blame to Bush era policies.
Yes, I've noticed this about the US. Republicans = bad Democrats = good. While in reality they are just working for the man.
R.K. Locke Wrote:Scahill is taking part in Glenn Greenwald's new multi-million dollar "alternative media" venture (funded by eBay/PayPal owner Pierre Omidyar.)I guess Doug isn't going to get an invite for the new media venture. Which is a shame as he would be a wonderful asset to any media outlet and who knows what he could write with millions of dollars worth of funding to use for travel and research purposes. But would Doug even want to be a member of that line up?
The Greenwald/Snowden leaks look for all the world like another Pentagon Papers-style limited hangout.
I wouldn't trust Scahill as far as I could throw him.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.