“The sky is falling!” and Other Tales of War Hungry Politicians

by texxmezz in Politics, November 18, 2006

Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in which he said, “It’s 1938 and Iran is Germany. And Iran is racing to arm itself with atomic bombs.” Learn the truth about those who are selling the war and their tricks. Read the statements of the neo-conservatives, discover who the think tanks are and what they’re up to, with equal help from the religious right. Get a peek under the tent just a few of the many government groups who create the talking points you repeat. If you want the truth about the Iranian situation before a preemptive war is launched, look no further.

Benador Associates [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ] You may not know these people by name, but their known speakers list reads like a neo-conservative’s wet dream. This outfit is behind a story that circulated back in May of this year claiming Iran was going to make Jews and Christians wear colored badges to identify them. The story was proven to be false and planted by one of their speakers, Amir Taheri, who has a regular issue with telling the truth. He was later rewarded with a trip to the White House as an “expert”.
The Lincoln Group [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 see “under the radar” section], [ 5 ], [ 6 ] These guys are responsible for the largest amount of “spin” in Iraq. They have paid Iraqi TV reporters and journalists to plant stories, using college interns to do it.
The Rendon Group [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ], [ 6 ], [ 7 ], [ 8 ] John Rendon is widely credited for the most creative spin (along with Hill & Knowlton) during the first Gulf War. He has been very involved in selling Gulf II. He is credited with the idea for the Iraqi National Congress, and personally picked Ahmed Chalabi to be put forward as its defacto leader. Chalabi’s house was later raided by US forces; he was accused of sharing US intelligence with Iran, and the $300,000 plus per month payments he was receiving to run the operation were shut off. It also appears there might have been an inappropriate relationship between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a Rendon Group employee, Francis Brooke, who it was later discovered, was the right hand man of Chalabi.

These are the main players in Iraq propaganda war but not all of them; watch for public relations announcements regarding contract awards. In some cases, it has been intimated Rendon is already involved in selling the P.R. for an Iranian offensive. To put it simply, a GAO report has shown under President Bush, public relations spending from 2000 to 2004 increased 128%; in real numbers t he Bush White House paid $1.6 billion to public relations firms. If your need for P.R. is that costly, it can only mean one thing: the product you are selling is complete trash.