How War Propaganda Keeps on Killing – Consortiumnews
Exclusive: The “fake news” hysteria has become the
cover for the U.S. government and mainstream media to crack down on
fact-based journalism that challenges Official Washington’s “group
thinks,” writes Robert Parry.
By Robert Parry
A key reason why American foreign debacles have been particularly
destructive mostly to the countries attacked but also to the United
States is that these interventions are always accompanied by major U.S.
government investments in propaganda. So, even when officials recognize a
misjudgment has been made, the propaganda machinery continues to grind
on to prevent a timely reversal.
In effect, Official Washington gets trapped by its own propaganda,
which restricts the government’s ability to change direction even when
the need for a shift becomes obvious.
President George W. Bush announcing the start of his invasion of Iraq on March 19, 2003.
