Obama, Osama bin-Laden, and Disinformation

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We live in the age of conspiracy theories and the thirsting of the public for a story that challenges the manufactured news of the corporate media and government. The reason for this is that indeed news is so slanted toward molding public opinion than of informing. Government has intentionally used the media to induce political conformity so the truth of a news story is lost in propaganda. Disinformation has been an integral part of foreign policy in modern history and this is understandable when countries are enaged in war. From the Spanish-American War when the US launched its imperial global reach until the present era of modern surveillance and drone warfare, the media has been a tool in policy for the purpose of shaping public opinion at home and abroad.

The latest news story that is receiving modest attention in the US and strong refutations from the government, media, and apologists of foreign policy has to do with the claims of award-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh. In the May 2015 issue (Vol. 37 No. 10), Hersh is reporting that according to a confidential Pakistani source, the government of Pakistan had captured Osama bin-Laden in 2006 and was holding him in a secret compound until the US military operation that resulted in his capture and death.

http://jonkofas.blogspot.com/2015/05/obama-osama-bin-laden-and-disinformation.html

[Bella]

What! Ypu mean to tell us that 'Zero Dark Thirty' was all a fake story that the CIA fed the researchers/writers of the movie script? That movie was fantastic. Twice watched it, and enjoyed it the same the second time. Cant accept that only the last bit (the house raid) was real...

[vooke]

What! Ypu mean to tell us that 'Zero Dark Thirty' was all a fake story that the CIA fed the researchers/writers of the movie script? That movie was fantastic. Twice watched it, and enjoyed it the same the second time. Cant accept that only the last bit (the house raid) was real...

Kadame,
While am particularly allergic to conspiracy theories, this spin appears more plausible. Osama is sneaked into Pakistan with the knowledge of the top echelons of their intelligence apparatus, U.S. is tipped off by a rogue officer, and they stage the raid without their authority. Pakistan is too embarrassed to protest.

Osama ratings soared. But we have to know that being the biggest beneficiary of an event don't necessarily mean you conspired to realize it. In Kenia, they are still trying to figure who benefits from the terror attacks. Initially, it was Ouru for he could skip Vague sessions, next they claimed it was to militarize Kenia, declare emergency and rule indefinitely,currently I think even his bitter most critics have settled for corruption and tribalism....or just poor leadership.

[Logan]

U.S. intelligence officials on Wednesday released a trove of documents recovered during the 2011 raid on Usama bin Laden's compound -- offering a rare window into the operations of Al Qaeda and bin Laden's involvement in leading the network from his Pakistan hideaway.

The documents include dozens of letters, some from  bin Laden himself, as well as accounting information and even what appears to be an application form for prospective Al Qaeda members.

The correspondence shows bin Laden continued to be engaged from his hideout. Shortly before he was killed in the May 2011 raid, a letter shows him celebrating the Arab Spring revolutions which had toppled Tunisia's leader at that point and were mounting in several other countries.

"These are gigantic events that will eventually engulf most of the Muslim world, will free the Muslim land from American hegemony," bin Laden wrote, according to a translated version.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the release follows a "rigorous interagency review."

The office said the intelligence community "will be reviewing hundreds more documents in the near future for possible declassification and release."

SEE VIDEO and more here:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/05/20/trove-bin-laden-documents-released/

[MOON Ki]

There will be an Osama Industry for years to come.   About time too: "Elvis has left the building" is worn out; how about "Osama just stepped out of the cave".   

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

I have yet to see that movie.  I watched Captain Phillips instead.  Few movies about real events don't embellish the story.  You need a documentary for that.