Leaks expose massive Western propaganda op in Syria proxy war
Pushback with Aaron Mate
English - October 01, 2020 20:54 - 55 minutes - 101 MB - ★★★★★ - 548 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A trove of leaked UK government documents exposes a massive propaganda network used to shape the media narrative during the Syrian proxy war. Western government-funded intelligence cutouts trained Syrian opposition leaders, planted stories in media outlets, ran a cadre of journalists, and whitewashed the jihadist militants armed, trained and supported by the US, UK, Turkey and Gulf monarchies.
"Every very single aspect of the [Syrian] opposition was micromanaged by these western government contractors,” says The Grayzone’s Ben Norton. "It's probably the largest propaganda war that's ever been waged in history."
Guest: Ben Norton, Assistant Editor of The Grayzone.
https://thegrayzone.com/2020/09/23/syria-leaks-uk-contractors-opposition-media/
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