Behind The Big News: Propaganda and the CFR
The executives, the editors in print media, the senior producers, executive producers in the visual media – these are the people who have the ideological bias and what’s probably almost as important – their personal friendships. They go to the same country clubs, they go to the same dinners, they socialize with a lot of the people that they cover.The mainstream news media, while Americans rely on it daily for the latest reports on world and domestic events, a recent study conducted by the Cronkite School of Journalism indicates that nearly 67% of Americans don’t trust major media for accurate reporting.
Ask Americans specifically why they distrust the media and the answers are generally vague. After all, reports of news media abuses aren’t normally found on the front page or the nightly news. Nonetheless, they do exist. Today, standards in mainstream news reporting had more to do with career enhancement than reporting the truth.
Today the CFR maintains its’ goal is to “increase America’s understanding of the world.” However, the actual objective of this highly exclusive club is revealed by the rare admonitions of the insiders themselves. In the early 60’s, a Georgetown University Professor collects information for a book favorable to the network of powerful men who founded the CFR. For two years, Professor Carroll Quigley is allowed to examine the confidential papers and secret records of this network.
Quigley reveals that these men aim "to create a world system of financial control, in private hands, able to dominate the political system of each country, and the economy of the world as a whole." In short, they seek total and quiet control of the entire world and the CFR is the most visible conduit for carrying out that agenda. (Excerpt from the film)
How long will top documentary films and other alternative sites be available? are they big enough to not be disappeared? do the powers that be simply permit gadflies to buzz around the bull (an Aesop's Fable)?
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The reference to Professor Carroll Quigley in this article neglects to point out that Quigley rejected as false the assertions made about his beliefs which were made by authors like Gary Allen and Cleon Skousen and by groups like the Birch Society.
The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it. Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment. That I do not intend to permit to the extent that it is in my control. And no official of my Administration, whether his rank is high or low, civilian or military, should interpret my words here tonight as an excuse to censor the news, to stifle dissent, to cover up our mistakes or to withhold from the press and the public the facts they deserve to know.
But I do ask every publisher, every editor, and every newsman in the nation to reexamine his own standards, and to recognize the nature of our country's peril. In time of war, the government and the press have customarily joined in an effort based largely on self-discipline, to prevent unauthorized disclosures to the enemy. In time of "clear and present danger," the courts have held that even the privileged rights of the First Amendment must yield to the public's need for national security.
Today no war has been declared--and however fierce the struggle may be, it may never be declared in the traditional fashion. Our way of life is under attack. Those who make themselves our enemy are advancing around the globe. The survival of our friends is in danger. And yet no war has been declared, no borders have been crossed by marching troops, no missiles have been fired.
If the press is awaiting a declaration of war before it imposes the self-discipline of combat conditions, then I can only say that no war ever posed a greater threat to our security. If you are awaiting a finding of "clear and present danger," then I can only say that the danger has never been more clear and its presence has never been more imminent.
It requires a change in outlook, a change in tactics, a change in missions--by the government, by the people, by every businessman or labor leader, and by every newspaper. For we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence--on infiltration instead of invasion, on subversion instead of elections, on intimidation instead of free choice, on guerrillas by night instead of armies by day. It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations.
Its preparations are concealed, not published. Its mistakes are buried, not headlined. Its dissenters are silenced, not praised. No expenditure is questioned, no rumor is printed, no secret is revealed. It conducts the Cold War, in short, with a war-time discipline no democracy would ever hope or wish to match.
Nevertheless, every democracy recognizes the necessary restraints of national security--and the question remains whether those restraints need to be more strictly observed if we are to oppose this kind of attack as well as outright invasion.
For the facts of the matter are that this nation's foes have openly boasted of acquiring through our newspapers information they would otherwise hire agents to acquire through theft, bribery or espionage; that details of this nation's covert preparations to counter the enemy's covert operations have been available to every newspaper reader, friend and foe alike; that the size, the strength, the location and the nature of our forces and weapons, and our plans and strategy for their use, have all been pinpointed in the press and other news media to a degree sufficient to satisfy any foreign power; and that, in at least in one case, the publication of details concerning a secret mechanism whereby satellites were followed required its alteration at the expense of considerable time and money.
The newspapers which printed these stories were loyal, patriotic, responsible and well-meaning. Had we been engaged in open warfare, they undoubtedly would not have published such items. But in the absence of open warfare, they recognized only the tests of journalism and not the tests of national security. And my question tonight is whether additional tests should not now be adopted.
The question is for you alone to answer. No public official should answer it for you. No governmental plan should impose its restraints against your will. But I would be failing in my duty to the nation, in considering all of the responsibilities that we now bear and all of the means at hand to meet those responsibilities, if I did not commend this problem to your attention, and urge its thoughtful consideration.
On many earlier occasions, I have said--and your newspapers have constantly said--that these are times that appeal to every citizen's sense of sacrifice and self-discipline. They call out to every citizen to weigh his rights and comforts against his obligations to the common good. I cannot now believe that those citizens who serve in the newspaper business consider themselves exempt from that appeal.
I have no intention of establishing a new Office of War Information to govern the flow of news. I am not suggesting any new forms of censorship or any new types of security classifications. I have no easy answer to the dilemma that I have posed, and would not seek to impose it if I had one. But I am asking the members of the newspaper profession and the industry in this country to reexamine their own responsibilities, to consider the degree and the nature of the present danger, and to heed the duty of self-restraint which that danger imposes upon us all.
Every newspaper now asks itself, with respect to every story: "Is it news?" All I suggest is that you add the question: "Is it in the interest of the national security?" And I hope that every group in America--unions and businessmen and public officials at every level-- will ask the same question of their endeavors, and subject their actions to the same exacting tests.
And should the press of America consider and recommend the voluntary assumption of specific new steps or machinery, I can assure you that we will cooperate whole-heartedly with those recommendations.
Perhaps there will be no recommendations. Perhaps there is no answer to the dilemma faced by a free and open society in a cold and secret war. In times of peace, any discussion of this subject, and any action that results, are both painful and without precedent. But this is a time of peace and peril which knows no precedent in history.
II
It is the unprecedented nature of this challenge that also gives rise to your second obligation--an obligation which I share. And that is our obligation to inform and alert the American people--to make certain that they possess all the facts that they need, and understand them as well--the perils, the prospects, the purposes of our program and the choices that we face.
No President should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding; and from that understanding comes support or opposition. And both are necessary. I am not asking your newspapers to support the Administration, but I am asking your help in the tremendous task of informing and alerting the American people. For I have complete confidence in the response and dedication of our citizens whenever they are fully informed.
I not only could not stifle controversy among your readers--I welcome it. This Administration intends to be candid about its errors; for as a wise man once said: "An error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it." We intend to accept full responsibility for our errors; and we expect you to point them out when we miss them.
Without debate, without criticism, no Administration and no country can succeed--and no republic can survive. That is why the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for any citizen to shrink from controversy. And that is why our press was protected by the First Amendment-- the only business in America specifically protected by the Constitution- -not primarily to amuse and entertain, not to emphasize the trivial and the sentimental, not to simply "give the public what it wants"--but to inform, to arouse, to reflect, to state our dangers and our opportunities, to indicate our crises and our choices, to lead, mold, educate and sometimes even anger public opinion.
This means greater coverage and analysis of international news--for it is no longer far away and foreign but close at hand and local. It means greater attention to improved understanding of the news as well as improved transmission. And it means, finally, that government at all levels, must meet its obligation to provide you with the fullest possible information outside the narrowest limits of national security--and we intend to do it.
III
It was early in the Seventeenth Century that Francis Bacon remarked on three recent inventions already transforming the world: the compass, gunpowder and the printing press. Now the links between the nations first forged by the compass have made us all citizens of the world, the hopes and threats of one becoming the hopes and threats of us all. In that one world's efforts to live together, the evolution of gunpowder to its ultimate limit has warned mankind of the terrible consequences of failure.
And so it is to the printing press--to the recorder of man's deeds, the keeper of his conscience, the courier of his news--that we look for strength and assistance, confident that with your help man will be what he was born to be: free and independent.
John F. Kennedy, Waldorf Astoria 1961 (AKA, the speech that got him killed)
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Looks interesting:)
Brought to you by... The John Birch Society!? Give me a break!!!!!
Iis unfortunate that many of your viewers will take everything you protraited at face value, I have viewed over 350 documentaries and have come to realize that most have good viable truths, and most have viable untruths. Skewed by their bias, yours is absolutely NO DIFFERENT. You do not mention anything about the PNAC and their agendas which skew America as the bastian of truth and right and good and protecting American freedoms which you as the Birch Society tend to belief, ignoring the literally hundreds of persons who have proven that that is NOT the case. We have a perverted American Capitalistic system and Right Wing patriotic agendas are at the very heart of so much ill will towards us and anti-American sentiment. America is not spreading democracy, it spreads capitalism (perverted at that). America does not spread freedom, but spreads its interest. learn about PNAC. There are hundreds more sources than just the Birch Society to get a clearer picture of why we are in the mess we are in. Once again, like Glenn Beck who talks about how the democrates were influenced by the communists and socialist, but like you make no mention of how the Nazis and Klan influence republican and your ideals and objectives. The facts are we still have racist, bigoted, supremetist people in our leadership in key positions of power and influence that seek to administer the laws unjustly and turn a blind eye to those who do so as long as they are doing our bidding.
It is the extremes of both sides, including your, that are the cause of the problems.
There are many interesting facts showed in that video, but what he conclued about them is so idiotic, its too bad. Of course, to own so many hand weapons at home leads to tons of murder, more in USA than in any other country of the world. Of course some leftist groups are tactically tricking the media, and somes are from the medias. But that doe'sNt mean that millions of citizen are not in their side anyways. And for good reasons. The governement of occidental countrys are in a massive wave to the right (including USA- Obama a leftist? Come on. A moderate rightist at the best. Chavez is a leftist. Ask your self what Obama is.) And don't be afraid: a world government is a far-right project, not a communist one. Ask Hitler...
Trying to paint the obviously capitalist ruling class as communist "internationalists" is nothing new. It started out in Hitler's Germany as the "Jewish Bolshevik conspiracy" and is, as ella7209 says, most certainly a right wing version of events. Even if we can agree on certain media distortions this "Alex Jones/Militia" style conspiracy never ends up talking about something called fascism or worse argues that there is no difference between left and right wing movements. This confusion leads to further support for right wing capitalist positions.
This is a right wing corporatist propaganda documentary.
Excellent introdution too how, why and by who. Thanks I hope you will follow up with the un and it being Hitler's dream. Maybe Prescott Bush, Geoge H.W nd boy george. the bush's brothers to George in the security business at tthe airports used in 911. Notice I said Airports not planes. Building seven and aechitects and engineers for truth. Be the ones that we need and take the lead. The truth is the truth and patriots are not popular.
No age old conflict in the Balkans had nothing to do with what happened. That conflict was kicked off and incited by the right-wing who had to cover up for the collapse of the economy. Even this documentary is full of slanted language that covers up for what is really going on.
Communism is the most Totalitarian? How about inverse totalitarian? They are both after the same thing, and they have it again right here in the USA.
they had me until clinton. there are probably so many presidents on either side of the aisle that did so much worse to this country than he did (not counting, you know, economic prosperity and surplus). though i don't think this docu will think to dig that up. just as much spin as this docu wants to bring to light, it spins itself.
Towards the end it made statements reguarding how the media spins everything and even hires people and companies to "rise up" and join the fight against globalization, then it made me think that maybe this documentary was part of that same plan. Like it was said in another comment here, divide and conquer. Take in all the information you can and make an educated decision for yourself. And turn off the T.V. And make your kids go outside and play, with sticks and dirt. Teach them how to climb trees and build forts. My daughter see's way to much of these lies and I can see her being dragged right in. Cooperate media has taken control and the only way to stop it is to stop watching. EVERYONE
Ahhhhahahahahahahaha.... Daniel, show it in schools haha..classic.. I think America has enough idiot rednecks already without polluting children's minds with John Birch drek.
One thing is clear. After watching this my view of media became diffrent and it was already very diffrent.
I watched the video 3 times and took notes, then did some research. Then I read the pitiful attempts at having a real discussion in the comment section. Here are my observations.
1- To the misinformed ignorant who apparently cant watch a video and digest whats in it that said Fox isnt mentioned. Do you know who Rupert Murdoch is? He OWNS Fox, so grow up. The Video told us he is in the CFR.
2- The fake “Serbs” telling us their stories don’t match up in here. The film crew is clearly inside the fence, and at the same time we were told that they are in a concentration camp, which is a lie, period. This was a war, and people being locked down were a part of it. If the media had no agenda, then why are they lying to Americans about it? Only someone with their own agenda would come in here spewing their own tales and lies to refute this. Look left here. Many of the same leftists saying this is false , are also constantly on other leftist blogs spewing the same lies and garbage. They are even paid to do so by George Soros. See Huffington Post and Media Matters for a good example.
3- On Stalin’s Russian starvation of 7 million people, their dead , emaciated bodies are there in the video, and also those facts are well documented in many true history books. Yet the leftists want to deny this too. Denial of facts like this is why I find the MSM propagandists to be almost as deranged as the Liberals hiding behind the word “progress.” Almost but not quite. Soviet Union = Communism = Liberal Socialist Utopia, in their very small world. And the N Y Times lied about the starvation. Mathews was kept on at the NYTimes for 45 years, after declaring that “Castro is Not a Communist” and the U S must support his “Democracy.” Lets here the libs spin that one. They should put that statement right on their Che or Mao t-shirts they love to wear.
4 – David Rockefeller is on tape saying thanks to the N Y times, Time mag and the Post for helping them in their agenda for a One World Government. I,d like to see the Liberal Elite explain how that fits in with the Republic of America and our true democracy. FYI, it doesn't.
5 - Tom Brokaw - “Our planet faces dire consequences in a decade or 2 due” to the U N 2001 Climate Change report. Excuse me , that was 10 years ago. 10 years is a decade. Not a thing has disappeared. But Al Gore has increased his wealth by over 500% in that same time. Another manufactured crisis, which is right out of the book Rules for Radicals. ( How to overthrow a government quietly) This same book is, as he said in his own words, “ On my nightstand where it will always be.” Barack Hussein Obama-
6 - Explain the Political activist behind the phony “Million Mom March” that was described as a simple housewife, when in fact she was a DC agent and Congressional staffer? Just like the One Nation Rally we saw. Communists and Socialists spreading hate and lies to divide our nation. I saw the Communist propaganda there. Hundreds of books and propaganda calling for the overthrow of our Govt, yet not a peep on ANY News except Fox. Spin those facts .
Summary- This video needs to be shown in our schools. This is a crucial step in exposing the One World Government pimps in the CFR. The truth shall set you free, even thought it will also draw attacks from the Left as we see here. There are exactly ZERO credible rebuttals to this educational video in the comments here. ZERO proof as to what is supposedly false here. But as we learned here, the leftist Liberals don't rely of facts to dispute this. They instead resort to name calling, telling false personal stories, and flat out lies. Typical propaganda to try to control our perception of the truth.
I feel it in my bones to raise an issue I have with this video.
I was dissapointed as it never revealed to me anything I had not known before.
For anyone who has watched and understood politics like I do it does not change the way I think about the U.S. because it is only part of the scam and it focuses on the CULLS of GOVERNMENT and not the NEW? actors who are related to the SAME OUTFIT that launched the careers of those characters!
Very good expos'e of the CFR / major media collaboration to further the globalist agenda. Produced by the John Birch Society.
Fantasy...
right wing propaganda
is there a schmucky love-triangle between the mainstream media, multinational corporations and high-ranking politicians?
i mean even if you've never heard of chomsky and colleagues you'd have to acknowledge how obvious the media are trying to sell crap and distortion as news and reporting.
but that crappy conspiracy-theory laden "documentary" certainly doesn't do anything to shed light onto the propaganda circus. and the fact that you guys revealed it being a john birch soc. piece makes a couple of things there clearer...
i was just waiting for the illuminati and the freemasons to turn up. rubbish.
oh and to the concentration camp apologists above in the comments: who are you trying to mislead?
maybe the emaciated looking guy had a birth defect HOWEVER the serbian camps were certainly not just recreation sites for refugees. it was a war, and during wars men become monsters.
the serbs commited atrocities (srebrenica), camped civilians, the croats commited atrocities and camped refugees (krayina), so did the bosnian muslims as they were getting the upper hand in the war with the intervention of UN/NATO forces. that's -sadly- how wars go.
the population always pays the highest price.
i hope the serbs do not go down the road of the turks who to this day deny the slaughtering of hundreds of thousands of armenians 100 years ago.
confess your misdeeds, learn from it and work towards reconciliation.
and that's coming from me, a serb!
Environmental scientists are just trying to create fear in the population? Americans need guns to hunt and to protect themselves from criminals? Rodney King deserved to be beaten?
I would put this documentary into the category of right wing disinformation…
@Frank
Yes you are right but remember the corporate controled media is also fox news. A news organization that jbs praises. They were the worst in pushing the WMD's in iraq and defending george bush afterwards. This documentary has a clear agenda. To attack all corporate media accept right wing fox news.