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KILL A JOURNALIST, PROPAGATE A LIE

KILL A JOURNALIST, PROPAGATE A LIE

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Known to psy­chol­o­gists as “the illu­sion of truth”, the pro­pa­gan­da law “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth”, is used so often, bla­tant­ly and cyn­i­cal­ly by Israeli spokesper­sons that any­thing they say must be tak­en with not a pinch, but the pil­lar of salt the Bible says Lot’s wife turned into for look­ing back at Sodom and Gomorrah.… Read the rest

Luck, tragedy and The Blame Game

Luck, tragedy and The Blame Game

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For jour­nal­ists who cov­er con­flicts, luck is like a blind trust fund; You can make with­drawals, but not deposits, and you have no idea how much is left.” I wrote that as part of an epi­taph for two of my friends and col­leagues — Paul Dou­glas and James Brolan – who were killed in Bagh­dad on May 29, 2006.… Read the rest