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In reply to the discussion: You've been had - AGAIN. [View all]nationalize the fed
(2,169 posts)91. Don't forget "Babies Thrown Out of Incubators" Thanks to Hill & Knowlton
The Nayirah testimony was a testimony given before the non-governmental Congressional Human Rights Caucus on October 10, 1990 by a woman who provided only her first name, Nayirah. The testimony was widely publicized, and was cited numerous times by United States senators and the American president in their rationale to back Kuwait in the Gulf War. In 1992, it was revealed that Nayirah's last name was al-Ṣabaḥ and that she was the daughter of Saud Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States...
Furthermore, it was revealed that her testimony was organized as part of the Citizens for a Free Kuwait public relations campaign which was run by Hill & Knowlton for the Kuwaiti government. Following this, al-Sabah's testimony has come to be regarded as a classic example of modern atrocity propaganda...
Hill & Knowlton
In 1990, after being approached by a Kuwaiti expatriate in New York, Hill & Knowlton took on "Citizens for a Free Kuwait." The objective of the national campaign was to raise awareness in the United States about the dangers posed by Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein to Kuwait.
Hill & Knowlton conducted a $1 million study to determine the best way to win support for strong action. H & K had the Wirthington Group conduct focus groups to determine the best strategy that would influence public opinion.[40] The study found that an emphasis on atrocities, particularly the incubator story, was the most effective.
Hill & Knowlton is estimated to have been given as much as $12 million by the Kuwaitis for their public relations campaign.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nayirah_(testimony)
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You see, there's an agenda at play here. I realize there are sympathizers in the West, or else....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2014
#21
You got that right. Bought & paid for. There's a name for it, but I won't mention it here.
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2014
#79
Incredible isn't it? Stilted dribble trying to give the NSA/CIA pig a makeover.
whereisjustice
Sep 2014
#99
Just because he wears an aluminum hat doesn't mean there're no conspiracies.....
marble falls
Sep 2014
#20
Khorosan literally came out of nowhere. So, how do you explain it? I said in a post
ChisolmTrailDem
Sep 2014
#108
You do know that Khorosan is just a rebranding of old Senior AQ members, right?
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2014
#111
Yeah. OK. Just laugh. But, remember when the Grenadian Navy invaded Miami?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Sep 2014
#2
"a major military bastion to export terror and undermine democracy. We got there just in time"
MisterP
Sep 2014
#12
They were a hairsbreadth away from launching an invading force of Grenadiers.
Jackpine Radical
Sep 2014
#27
the obama admin is just ready to lie to justify its fucked up foriegn policy as the last crew
KG
Sep 2014
#6
You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out, your put your right foot in & you shake it
misterhighwasted
Sep 2014
#9
Where is the info that discredits this? Leave out the GG bashing, that doesn't fly.
cui bono
Sep 2014
#143
I believe Richard Engel. Been watching him on Rachel for years. And if he is right like he usually
jwirr
Sep 2014
#11
I heard ISIS dumped babies out of their incubators and onto the cold floor. That true?
RufusTFirefly
Sep 2014
#19
i call bullshit. no reason for the crazy muslim nuts to align themselves. sadly, the bushevics
pansypoo53219
Sep 2014
#25
most of the posters in this thread never believed either..we've been there, done that
xiamiam
Sep 2014
#35
Terrorism experts believe that the actual danger posed by ISIS has been distorted in hours of TV
J_J_
Sep 2014
#32
Of course there is. It isn't rocket science. Do you think that when Obama became president
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#98
Let's say that the CiC tells Gen Clapper to do something he doesnt want to do. What happens if
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#97
What would happen if a president came out in a press conference and told it all?
cui bono
Sep 2014
#147
I don't see a way out to be honest. Doesn't mean I won't continue to fight
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
#151
Why would I do that when I just heard the POTUS explain his actions to me?
Dreamer Tatum
Sep 2014
#59
And his decision was not based on strong advise from his military advisors?
Dont call me Shirley
Sep 2014
#62
Huh? On 9/23, the President announced that he had started the bombing campaign against ISIL the
Luminous Animal
Sep 2014
#66
No he said Khoroasan, the group that is being touted as an imminent threat to the U.S.,
Luminous Animal
Sep 2014
#69
And he was lying, since the Obama admin never cited Khorasan as the justification for
geek tragedy
Sep 2014
#92
And Greenwald never said he cited Khorasan as the reason for starting another war.
Luminous Animal
Sep 2014
#100
Except Obama is not using Khorasan as a justification of bombing Syria/ISIL.
geek tragedy
Sep 2014
#102
Why are we bombing ISIL without Congress or UN approval? By 9/22, it was universally
Luminous Animal
Sep 2014
#103
So we side step the Constitution and the UN over destabilization. Destabilization is not a LEGAL
Luminous Animal
Sep 2014
#106
Indeed. The oligarchs make their own reality. It is up to history to interpret it.
Luminous Animal
Sep 2014
#110
Don't forget "Babies Thrown Out of Incubators" Thanks to Hill & Knowlton
nationalize the fed
Sep 2014
#91
The responses to my thread had taken a weird turn, so I logged out to take a look
Maedhros
Sep 2014
#109
Article is Co-Authored with Murtaza Hussain..Here's Amy Goodman's Interview with Hussain re Article
KoKo
Oct 2014
#159