Pixelated Semantics

Repeat the lies until they are believed

A case study in pyschological warfare has presented itself through the US's apparent manipulation of the Iranian explosion near their nuclear plant. Though the Iranian's claims themselves are calculated to deflect attention, there is certainly a grain of truth to the proposition that the "brief worldwide scare over a blast near its only nuclear reactor was engineered by Washington as part of "psychological warfare" against Tehran and its nuclear program". The head of Iran's Nuclear program claimed that "this fuss over an explosion shows that they use any excuse to attract attention toward Iran's nuclear program". Similarly, the attention to Syria's presence in Lebanon has been multiplied by the US's implications and allegations that only have to sound convincing, without needing actual evidence. Thousands of items relating to Syria, mostly with unsubstantiated allegations, appear on the Google News site; while the CIA head's open admission that the Irak adventure has increased the risk of terrorism recieves far less attention. In fact one of the most interesting statements to arise from the hearing for the CIA's new chief was Senate Committee on Intelligence head Pat Roberts' opinion that he "remained sceptical of US intelligence" saying "this committee learned from our Iraq WMD inquiry that we cannot and should not always take the intelligence community assessments at face value". It seems only certain ministers of the Australian government think there is no greater risk, or that intelligence can still be awarded the same standing as evidence.

Item posted by AutoEditor at 11:28 am ::