I thought I’d let this one slide given notoriously unreliable reporting in the past and the admission by the US that they had cultivated the al-Zarqawi myth to suit their needs. But al-Zarqawi is just too preposterous to avoid. Fortunately for me, others have already written plenty on the topic. So, here is al-Zarqawi, the [...]
Continue Reading June 8th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
Anyone who is reasonable aware will already have realized that Iran and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad specifically are subject to an elaborate defamation and disinformation campaign. Similarly, one ought to also have realized by now that Ahmadinejad is attributed quotes that he never uttered. Jonathan Steele, reporting for the Guardian, reminds us of this and points to [...]
Continue Reading June 8th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
In a rare and stunningly honest display of criticism of a member state UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown (a Briton no less) blasted the US over “stealth diplomacy.” Or more precisely the practise of relying on the world body when it suits their whims, and when you can whip up a good war or [...]
Continue Reading June 8th, 2006 Björn Hallberg
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