Anti-China and Anti-Russia Propaganda, by Jacob G. Hornberger

Russia and China are the gifts that keep giving to America’s cold war profiteers. From Jacob G. Hornberger at fff.org:

One of the things that fascinates me about living under a national-security state form of governmental structure is the phenomenal ability of Pentagon, CIA, and NSA officials to use anti-China and anti-Russia propaganda to mould the mindsets of the American people. 

I was reminded of this phenomenon this morning when I came across an article in today’s New York Times entitled “China’s Military Is Going Global” by Craig Singleton, who is described as a “China analyst and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.” According to Wikipedia, the “group’s political leanings have been described as hawkish and neoconservative, though it is officially nonpartisan.”

In his article, Singleton expresses concern that China is “nearing completion of what U.S. officials suspect will be its first overseas military outpost in the Indo-Pacific region. This represents a major evolution in Beijing’s regional defense strategy.” Singleton says that the base “shines a light on Beijing’s broader embrace of an innovative strategy to challenge American military strength that has potentially grave implications for Washington and its allies.” 

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One response to “Anti-China and Anti-Russia Propaganda, by Jacob G. Hornberger

  1. Hot download find: CAMPS

    Citizens
    Against
    Militant
    Police
    State

    Too old, too loud, too punk? Never.
    Like Orwell said, the WAR isn’t meant to be won, it is meant to last forever.
    Another form of inflation and also depopulation, a twofer for the controllers and you can never let a crisis go to waste by going for fundamental transformations under war time powers.

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