As the US
and Iranian governments escalate tensions in the already volatile
Straits of Hormuz, and China and Russia begin openly questioning
Washington's interference in their internal politics, the world remains
on a knife-edge of military tension. Far from being a dispassionate
observer of these developments, however, the media has in fact been
central to increasing those tensions and preparing the public to expect a
military confrontation. But as the online media rises to displace the
traditional forms by which the public forms its understanding of the
world, many are now beginning to see first hand how the media lies the
public into war.
Learn more about the media manipulations behind the beginning of war in this week's GRTV backgrounder.
SOURCES AND TRANSCRIPT: http://www.corbettreport.com/?p=3588
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