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Tag Archives: propaganda
Understanding the Ukrainian Crisis
Much has been said in our media about Putin’s propaganda war, and I agree that an information war is in progress over the Ukrainian crisis. But it is not one-sided. We, too, have blind spots, andwiththe following two misconceptions being the source of many of our errors: Continue reading
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Tagged information war, martin hellman, nuclear risk, propaganda, putin, russia, stanford, ukraine
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Germany Warns of “Dangerous American Propaganda”
History shows that catastrophe tends to follow when the US media fail to do their job by not questioning statements fed them by our government. Vietnam and Iraq are Exhibits A and B in that argument, and as I’ve argued repeatedly on this blog, Ukraine should be Exhibit C. With respect to Ukraine, the German government is assuming the role abandoned by our media, but almost no Americans are aware of it. This post lays out what Germany is saying and, if you agree that more people need to hear that perspective, please share this post via email, Facebook, or other means. Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Merkel, Bundesnachrichtendienst, critical thinking, der spiegel, Germany, martin hellman, nuclear risk, propaganda, russia, stanford, ukraine
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More Question Marks on Ukraine
As in all wars, the civil war in Ukraine has become a propaganda war, with each side striving to paint the other as solely at fault for atrocities and the war itself. The American media has done a good job of pointing out pro-Russian propaganda, but mostly has fallen flat on its face looking at the other side of the coin. Thus, even though both sides – and Russia and the US – bear some of the blame for the ongoing horror, I have focused primarily on exposing anti-Russian, pro-Ukrainian propaganda, of which most Americans are unaware. Continue reading
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Tagged critical thinking, martin hellman, Moon of Alabama, needless wars, propaganda, russia, stanford, tanks, ukraine, war and peace
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Defusing the Nuclear Threat 