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In reply to the discussion: CIA Agent Exposes How Al-Qaeda Dosen't Exist [View all]rpannier
(24,922 posts)I actually enjoy some of their shows but to say they don't engage in propaganda would be untrue
Watch Peter LaVelle on Crosstalk.
His throw out questions are often O'Reilly-esque in their spinning
Kiev Goes For Broke: Divisions within the Ukraine are becoming greater with each passing day. The western backed government in Kiev shows no interest in compromise or negotiation. At the same time civilians in the east are dying. Kiev is going for broke.
Lavelle almost always has two anti-western journalists-politico's and one pro-western person. He encourages and prods the anti-western persons
Then there is always the subtle head nodding and shaking that he does.
Russia is always portrayed on RT as having nothing but the most noblest intentions in the Ukraine. There is seldom, if ever, any serious push back against Russia's involvement. Even after it became clear there were Russian soldiers in the Ukraine, RT still insisted they weren't Russian soldiers.
The story on their website about all the sandwiched being given to the 'self-defense forces' was so unbiased. The 'high heels or machine gun in close combat' would have been laughable if it wasn't so ridiculous
RT strongly suggested in 2010 that there were no slave labor camps in North Korea and only backed down when they were going to lose their license to be shown in South Korea -- one cable service pulled them and one refused to pick them up
Putin is this heroic man of the people. His greatness is so overwhelming that even Steven Segal was invited to tell us what a great leader he is, while Segal explained how to combat the scourge of terrorism.
There was no mention of the anti-Gay legislation that passed (at least no serious mention) and how neo-Nazi groups in Russia have been intimidating foreigners and non-ethnic Russians
Propaganda is not just what you say, it's what you don't say