Category Archives: Newspeak is Nospeak

The Panama Deception

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

An oldie but a goodie. Especially relevant in light of the ongoing deception by the media over Iraq and Afghanistan. For more on how the media screwed the public during the Panama assault 20 years ago, see the FAIR blog’s … Continue reading →

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So, Lula…about that whole “good left” thing…

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Oh Lula, Lula, Lula, you’re always getting touted as some kind of savior, some kind of messiah, some kind of Antichávez. You must have special powers to command such incredible regard. Therefore, I’m sure you can explain this, right? The … Continue reading →

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Who the hell are you calling “socialist”?

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Sometimes the bizmedia really crack me up with how far up their own butts they are. Case in point: this UPI story on Marketwatch, titled “Chavez may face Socialist condemnation”.So, who are they calling “Socialists”? Venezuela’s political opposition says it … Continue reading →

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Referendum results and what they don’t mean

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

To look at certain maps, you might think that the entire region around Lake Maracaibo (a major oil-producer) was about to separate out and fulfill a certain US ambassador’s hope of it becoming “The Independent and Eastern Republic of Zulia”, … Continue reading →

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I feel kind of sorry for these guys…

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Venezuelan oppos are all pathetic, but the young ones especially so. How many Primeros Golpistas (in the yellow shirts) do you see? However many there are, they’re all getting their butts pwned by one socialist reporter from Avila TV:They’ve invented … Continue reading →

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Various things the Israeli authorities don’t want you to see

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Thanks to commenter Utpal for alerting me to this one:A CBC report with Neil Macdonald, showing the ethnic-cleansing angle on the murder of a Palestinian mother. The soldiers the Israeli news crew interviewed are most explicit on the point–one of … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Justin Podur on crapaganda in the Canadian media

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Modern Western armies, like those of Israel, the US, and Canada, think of information as part of warfare. They expend tremendous time and resources mobilizing support for their violence. They do this by controlling information, disallowing independent journalists (as Israel … Continue reading →

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NYT finally admits the obvious…

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Yep, ladies ‘n’ gents, it’s finally official:The Old Grey Lady comes clean about being in the Oldest Profession, and hangs out her shingle openly for the firstest time ever.Of course, I’ve long known that the entire first page was for … Continue reading →

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Underreported fact of the year: TIME is no Project Censored!

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Isn’t it pathetic when the major lamestream news outlets start trying to usurp indie, leftist and blogospheric territory? Case in point: TIME magazine’s lame-o “Top Ten Underrated News Stories”. Let’s dissect them in the order they come. Gloves, please…1. The … Continue reading →

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So much for right-wing turns making journalism “lively”

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been reading a number of newspaper writers (or former ones) diagnosing What Went Wrong at their respective (ex-)rags lately, and go figure, a lot of them are saying things remarkably like what the guy at Whap! Whap! said in … Continue reading →