The attempted Clinton-CIA coup against Donald Trump

[Paul Rigby]

Allegations of Russian Hacking Cover Up Larger Issue: Attacks on Independent Journalism

Posted on Jan 14, 2017

http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/all...m_20170114

Washington, D.C., and the mainstream media have spent much of the last week zeroing in on allegations that Russia interfered in the United States presidential election. Truthdig contributor Chris Hedges argues that such intense coverage is merely a way for establishment elites to criticize independent journalism.

In an interview with RT America's Simone Del Rosario, Hedges cites the McCarthyist attacks on independent outletsincluding Truthdiglast year and says that the recent wave of reporting on Russia continues the alarmist narrative.

Specifically, he labels a report recently released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence an "utter embarrassment." He notes that U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper possessed "a deep rage" toward independent news outlets during his testimony before Congress last week.

Watch the full interview below:

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ODNI report on Russian interference is utter embarrassment' Chris Hedges

Published on 10 Jan 2017

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and "On Contact" host Chris Hedges gives RT America's Simone Del Rosario his analysis of the latest attacks on independent journalism from the recent US intelligence report on Russian "interference" in the 2016 election as well as groundless allegations from Washington Post and Prop or Not