Propaganda & Syria: Sculpting Western Minds
For years now, Western powers have been eager to enter the Syrian conflict but have been unable to garner the sufficient support from their populations who have become wary of unending war in the Middle East.
The combination of the 16 year war in Afghanistan, the longest ever for the US, and the disastrous 'liberation' of Iraq, that has deteriorated into ongoing sectarian violence, has rightfully left American and Western societies unwilling to support further escalations in the region.
For whatever reason, Western powers persistently pursue justifications for intervention in Syria. Obama's "red line", referring to the use of chemical weapons, quickly comes to mind. Almost as quickly as the "red line" was drawn in the desert sand it was supposedly crossed and therefore would trigger a response from US and its NATO allies.
There have been several gas attacks in Syria but there's never been any conclusive evidence produced proving the Assad regime and pro-government forces were responsible for the attacks.
Instead, it would appear that the gas attacks are false flag operations designed to trigger intervention. Pulitzer prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh detailed the 'red line' / 'rat line' operations linking the Sarin gas to Libyan weapons stockpiles. Weapons were smuggled by the CIA, MI6 and rebel terrorists operating in Benghazi, through Turkey and Qatar to rebel factions such as the Al Nustra Front in Syria.
The horrific chemical attacks are not aimed at the Syrian people, although they are the ones who suffer unimaginable horrors, the Sarin gas attacks are, effectively, a form of psychological warfare directed at western populaces. The aim is to generate/manufacture emotional responses from western audiences producing fear, horror and outrage. Western media plays a pivotal role here as they converge on the event and broadcast the tragedy 24/7.
The goal is simple. Manufacture consent within the masses to support intervention.
Layer 1 - Chemical Weapon False Flags
Event: Gas Attacks on Syrian civilians
- Goal: Generate support for western military intervention / implementation of 'No-Fly' Zones (start of bombing campaigns)
- Psychological targets: Western audiences
- Media aims: To ignite western outrage, paint pro-gov Syrian forces as baby killers (Trump 'beautiful babies')
- Media Coverage: Report event as fact, conclude Assad government is source ASAP
- Media Framing: Simplify narrative to Good vs Evil
- Media Omissions: US & allied forces use of White Phosphorous chemical weapon in region / Terror campaign against Iraqi and Syrian people
- Media Re-frame: The justification and effectiveness of using depleted uranium
- 2017 Gas Attack
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/middleeast/syria-gas-attack.html - 2013 Gas Attack August 21st – Ghouta?(60 minutes / scott pelley / crime against humanity)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-sarin-gas-attack-in-2013-60-minutes/
Layer 2 – White Helmets (Syrian Civil Defense) Propaganda
Event: Civilian Rescues
- Goal: Generate support for western military intervention / implementation of 'No-Fly' Zones (start of bombing campaigns)
- Psychological targets: Western audiences
- Media aims: To instill a sense solidarity and sympathy for the brave civilians. Paint White Helmets as heroes and saviors
- Media Framing: Simplify narrative to Good vs Evil
- Positive Media coverage: Oscar for Best Short Doc 2016 / Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
- Media Omissions: White Helmets (SCD) agents = Al Nustra = Al Queda / Western backed and funded
Event: The 'Syrian Boy' - Omran
- Goal: Generate support for western military intervention / implementation of 'No-Fly' Zones (start of bombing campaigns)
- Psychological targets: Western audiences
- Media aims: To ignite western outrage, paint pro-gov Syrian forces as baby killers
- Media Framing: Simplify narrative to Good vs Evil
- Positive Media Coverage: Paint White Helmets as heroes and humanitarians
- Media Omissions: Omran is alive / Omran's family is pro-government and pro-Assad
- Media Omissions: Palestinian boy beheaded by White Helmets / Al Nustra
Layer 3 - Clandestine Support for Terror / Overarching Layer
Event: Terrorism
- Goal: Generate support for western military intervention / implementation of 'No-Fly' Zones (start of bombing campaigns)
- Psychological targets: Syrian civilians / Western audiences
- Media aims: Paint terrorists as Freedom fighters
- Media Framing: Simplify narrative to Good vs Evil
- Media Omissions: Source of weapons/ funding / material support / logistics - western powers and regional allies
- Media Omissions: Large numbers of 'rebels' are not Syrian
Financing Terrorism
Funding Terror
- US 100 billion dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia
- US 14 billion dollar arms deal with Qatar
- US Bahrain ($50 million Humvees)
- Wikileaks – Saudi Arabia and Qatar are funding terrorism
Saudi Arabia – Awarded anti terror prize by CIA
Saudi Arabia – Invades Bahrain 2012, Invades Yemen 2015
Funding White Helmets (SCD) - Al Queda
- USAID / Chemonix (Int. Aid Agency) $23 million
- UK $29 million
- Dutch $4.5 million
USAID relies on Chemonics to deliver resources to the White Helmets. The company’s contract with the group is part of the $339.6 million committed by USAID for “supporting activities that pursue a peaceful transition to a democratic and stable Syria.” This whopping sum of money supplements the reported $1 billion the CIA spent in the past year supplying and training the rebel forces attempting to overthrow the Syrian government, fueling a grinding civil war that necessitates the presence of thousands of first responders.
Source: Alternet
Source: Counterpunch
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Great work! You are one of my favorite posters! The truth must come out!
I am following you for more contents like this
The White Helmets (and the whole disinformation campaign for that matter) is part of Tavistock Inst.
"We'll give them bastards Democracy if we have to kill every last one of 'em!"
Followed you just for your comment alone. You just hit the nail on the head about Tavistock!
I did a series about them a few months back. In fact the fictional story I'm doing now, The Lottery Council is based loosely on them (councils within councils). Followed back
Great piece! Upvoted and about to resteem. Well done!
Cheers, thank you
Great post as usual v4vapid. I really appreciate you putting this stuff so clearly together so more people can see it and know how we are all being deceived. I have another piece up on the White Helmets involved in beheadings up on my page today. This whole puzzle is coming together more and more clearly....and its not a pretty picture.
Highly Graphic Video’s: White Helmets Film Themselves Participating in Beheading’s of Syrian Soldiers
18 hours ago
https://steemit.com/news/@clarityofsignal/highly-graphic-video-s-white-helmets-film-themselves-participating-in-beheading-s-of-syrian-soldiers
The picture is becoming clearer, I hope we can spread the word. Unfortunately, it appears that the US is becoming increasingly openly involved.
Thanks for your support and your great work on this!
We really need help breaking stories onto Reddit News. I've found that to be the medium with the largest audience (8 million subscribers with 30,000 reading at all times), yet when I've posted there I am either shadow banned or the post is censored and removed by mods. If others want to help get this info on there also it is much appreciated.
Sounds pretty accurate, I left reddit after the CTR paid trolls invaded r/politics and they banned several subs. I think you're right, they have a significant subscriber base there that needs to be exposed to this information. Keep at it, the damn will eventually break.
Oh they decided not to let our pipeline through their country and sell their own oil through their own pipeline. The leader of that country is obviously using chemical weapons on their own people so we must liberate people from the opression.
So true, it's always about oil and oil pipelines, isn't it?
Just added this excellent piece to White Helmets Exposed on Twitter. I admin WHEXP as a distribution hub and want to encourage others here to Tweet to me any great material you come across on the White Helmets terrorists. You can also send me a message through the official Clarity of Signal Wordpress site linked at my page. Big thanks for this piece. Great work. Very matter of fact and focused with portraying the different layers. https://twitter.com/WhiteHelmetsEXP/status/877884142071025666
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Thank you, I appreciate you sharing this.
I'll try to send more your way...as i have no doubt there will be more to come.
Fucking USAID are everywhere.
Excellent post. Very sadly true. And still people don't want to hear. When I have spoken of the atrocities or of facts I was made aware of perpetrated by US, UN and the West...they don't want to to believe that any Western government could possibly do these heinous acts. Yet they are so easily persuaded to accept that everything is the fault of "the enemy" (anyone that stands in the way of US politics).
For me, I'm sorry to say that US is the capital of terrorism, with Israel, UK, Saudi Arabia, France and others as their henchmen.
Very nice research and article. Thank you. You may also like 'A tale of Two Narratives' by Sargon of Akkad on youtube.