Who woulda thunk it?
Also see, http://www.moonofalabama.org/2012/03/av ... 74b036970c
and http://www.moonofalabama.org/2012/03/av ... 77f3ca970c
Edit... Gah! Due to some weird new formatting over at moonofalabama.org, you can't link directly to the comments anymore...
Fuck Chris Hedges. Like Juan Cole, he most likely is a CIA asset/perp.
Chris Hedges plays up the antiwar angle but he's insincere and has ulterior motives. Posted by: Walter Wit Man | Mar 5, 2012 11:17:04 AM | 95*
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For instance, here's Chris Hedges the CIA stooge pretending to oppose U.S. imperialism, but subtly justifying it instead:
"It is we who legitimize the Mahmoud Ahmadinejads, suicide bombers and radical jihadists." [Uh, Ahmadinejad has suicide bombers and jihadis? Really Hedges you fucking stooge?]
"I am no friend of the Iranian regime, which helped create and arm Hezbollah, is certainly meddling in Iraq, has persecuted human rights activists, gays, women and religious and ethnic minorities, embraces racism and intolerance, and uses its power to deny popular will. And yes, it is a regime that appears determined to build a nuclear weapon, although I would stress that no one has offered any proof this is occurring. I have spent time in Iranian jails. I was once deported from Tehran in handcuffs." [Ah, yes, our hero was put in handcuffs by the regime. Just like with Occupy Wall Street, Chris Hedges was personally arrested and has street cred. If it's anything like his Occupy stunt it his expulsion from Iran was probably a U.S. psy op. Chris Hedges is simply establishing his bona fides so that liberals trust him. Don't fall for it.] [Also note that Hedges personally assures us the regime is determined to build a bomb. Fuck you Hedges you punk ass liar.]
"[T]he morally bankrupt clerics [] are ordering the beating and murder of demonstrators." [You know this how, Hedges? Marie Colvert? Tyler Hicks? Your CIA buddies?]
"The uprisings from Tunisia to Egypt to Greece to Occupy Wall Street to our gathering outside AIPAC’s doors in Washington are the same primal struggle for sanity, peace and justice . . . ." [No mention of U.S. involvement in these uprisings. Being a perp I'm sure Hedges is fully aware of Western clandestine efforts but is purposely pretending the 'Arab Spring' is an organic uprising/protest.]
Chris Hedges is lying. He's a perp. Don't trust him. He obviously is tasked with a role in Occupy Wall Street. Like a CIA agent helping organize the Arab Spring, Hedges is attempting to be a gatekeeper for U.S. protests.
Posted by: Walter Wit Man | Mar 5, 2012 11:31:37 AM | 97*
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The quotes in #97 come from Hedges' latest piece, linked to in #94.
Posted by: Walter Wit Man | Mar 5, 2012 11:40:55 AM | 100
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next page (wtf)?
Thanks Noirette. And yes I do know this already, but it has taken me longer to identify some of the perps than others (like Chomsky).
But I think you may be correct on all those perps you mention. As I mention up thread, Thierry Meyssan may also be another left wing gatekeeper, even though he may be reporting what is closest to the truth about Syria.
That's the problem with some of these left-wing perps. We hunger for a different perspective and Democracy Now and Chomsky and Hedges et al. seem to be the only ones offering it so even if I think they are perps I'm drawn to most of their message.
But the biggest secret is the little opposition we do have isn't even real. The fascists are completely in charge.
What's interesting is finding these left-wing perps in the blogosphere. You know many of these "progressive" bloggers are filling Chris Hedges' role in the internet. Surely Kos and Daily Kos are on the list, as well as Digby and Booman. Those three I'm almost positive are spooky perps and my suspect list is growing.
Posted by: Walter Wit Man | Mar 5, 2012 12:49:13 PM | 104*
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I used to admire Chris Hedges as well. But his actions regarding Occupy protests and his article about the "black bloc" ( http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the ... _20120206/ ) is what led me to have suspicions and to analyze his work.
His article seemed out of character to me because he had previously encouraged people to resist the fascist state any way they could because the situation was so dire. He even said, to paraphrase, all acts of resistance are needed, he called for confrontation with the police using civil disobedience, and got arrested himself. Then, when people followed his advice, he turned on them in a vicious way, basically advocating they be turned over to the fascist police state for committing the wrong type of civil disobedience. He is purposely fomenting division within the left and focusing on protester "violence", when there isn't any of significance, and therefore justifying the massive and brutal police suppression of the protests.
He also uses subtle mindfucking techniques (which I only recently became aware of through my research in acid fascist cults and sex cults). I firmly believe there is a psychological reason for all his good vs. evil rhetoric. In fact, this rhetoric is in the most recent piece quoted above too! He says: "[partisanship] reduces the world to black and white, good and evil." So in this case Hedges is saying reducing concepts to black and white is simplistic but Hedges does this all the time himself! Hedges often projects like this. It's odd and something I never noticed back when I like him.
But mostly it's been my research into fake news and fake videos, like we are discussing on this thread, and this video that has convinced me Chris Hedges is a perp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOde31QYbI0 Look at the production values of that video. Look at the black v. white imagery (setting up a perfect juxtaposition between the pure "white" protesters like Hedges, vs. the Anarchist hooligan "black" protesters). Plus, the scene looks staged. At around :52 a protester slips out of his handcuffs as if they were not really arresting him and only pretending. Also, note the presence of white masks at the protest, which is ironic because Hedges later uses the fact the black bloc covers their faces against them (is subsequent article after the "Cancer" article once again uses the imagery of a white masked protester [a "good" protester]). Also note that Hedges is giving an amplified speech in front of the white house under a pure falling white snow (the white theme). Hedges is giving a pretty speech with apparent police support.
Hedges is fucking with people's heads because he is saying resist, like he is, but he gets special treatment and it's an impossible standard to impose on fellow protesters. The police in his protest were friendly and nice so it's harsh to second guess protesters who are facing police brutality.
I'm still trying to figure out Messyan as well. He's reported some crucial facts--lots of them contradict the MSM and seem legit . . . . but I'm suspicious because even though he's critical he does backstop the existence of these journalists in the rebel areas of Syria that they claimed to be reporting from, which I am a bit dubious about.
Posted by: Walter Wit Man | Mar 5, 2012 1:38:47 PM | 107*
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etc... as a courtesy & to save you guys and gals time, I posted the relevant comments...
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