Wednesday, August 28, 2013

What the Assault on Whistleblowers Has to Do With War on Syria | Common Dreams

What the Assault on Whistleblowers Has to Do With War on Syria | Common Dreams

Without whistleblowers, the mainline media outlets are more transfixed than ever with telling the official story. And at a time like this, the official story is all about spinning for war on Syria.

Every president who wants to launch another war can’t abide whistleblowers. They might interfere with the careful omissions, distortions and outright lies of war propaganda, which requires that truth be held in a kind of preventative detention.

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