Caitlin Johnstone — This Is What Modern Country Of War Propaganda Looks Like

Propagandizing for "liberal" intervention inward Iran. Read "imperial" instead of "liberal.

Back inward Dec a memo was leaked from within the Trump management showing how then-Secretary of State, DC neophyte Rex Tillerson, was coached on how the United States of America of America empire uses human rights every bit a pretense on which to assault too undermine noncompliant governments. Politico reports:

The May 17 memo reads similar a crash course of study for a businessman-turned-diplomat, too its determination offers a starkly realist vision: that the U.S. should operate human rights every bit a guild against its adversaries, similar Iran, China too North Korea, field giving a top to repressive allies similar the Philippines, Arab Republic of Egypt too Saudi Arabia.

“Allies should live on treated differently — and better — than adversaries. Otherwise, nosotros cease upwardly amongst to a greater extent than adversaries, too fewer allies,” argued the memo, written past times Tillerson’s influential policy aide, Brian Hook.

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This Is What Modern War Propaganda Looks Like
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