18-05-2016, 02:58 PM
PBS (Frontline) aired "The Secret History of ISIS" (aka "Daesh") last night. It is available for online viewing here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/t...y-of-isis/
The hour-long story contains interviews with some very central players. It is mostly the CIA's point of view on how its intelligence on ISIS was treated by, first, the Bush crowd, and then Obama, so obviously, it needs to be taken with a grain of salt. However, I believe there are some interesting revelations.
Edit: I couldn't decide whether or not to put this under the "Geo. Hotspots" heading or the "Propaganda" heading (Probably it needs a good fact-checking to be sure). Watch it for yourself and let me know if you agree that this is the proper heading.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/t...y-of-isis/
The hour-long story contains interviews with some very central players. It is mostly the CIA's point of view on how its intelligence on ISIS was treated by, first, the Bush crowd, and then Obama, so obviously, it needs to be taken with a grain of salt. However, I believe there are some interesting revelations.
Edit: I couldn't decide whether or not to put this under the "Geo. Hotspots" heading or the "Propaganda" heading (Probably it needs a good fact-checking to be sure). Watch it for yourself and let me know if you agree that this is the proper heading.
"All that is necessary for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing." (unknown)
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."
James Tracy: "There is sometimes an undue amount of paranoia among some conspiracy researchers that can contribute to flawed observations and analysis."
Gary Cornwell (Dept. Chief Counsel HSCA): "A fact merely marks the point at which we have agreed to let investigation cease."
Alan Ford: "Just because you believe it, that doesn't make it so."