Is Russia Today Controlled Opposition?

October 28, 2010        

 by David Richards

(for henrymakow.com)

 As incredible as it sounds, the biggest outlet for the Patriot movement right now is Russian State television.

 Launched in 2005, Russia Todayis a 24/7 English-language news channel funded by the Kremlin and can be found on most satellite packages.

 The station features typical mainstream news headline coverage, talk shows like ‘Crosstalk’ consisting of people from big establishment NGO’s and thinktanks, and tourist documentaries of Russia.

 But bizarrely, in the midst of this coverage are carefully tailored segments of Patriot activism. Explore RT’s YouTube channel and you will find interviews with Daniel Estulinon the Bilderberg Group, former soldier Ken O’Keefe on why he has renounced his US citizenship on the account of human rights abuses. Webster Tarpley rails against CIA terrorist patsies, Architects for 9/11 Truth suggest 9/11 was an inside job.  Alex Jones says free speech in the US is under fire, and Ron Paul outlines his desire to take constitutional America back.

 A lot of the content focuses on financial scandal and the imminent collapse of the US financial system. This is epitomized by RT flagship showThe Keiser Report featuring Max Keiser.  Max is very well versed in the financial scams ripping the US apart and he explains it in a concise and entertaining way. But he only goes so far, blaming the problems on the greed of Wall Street and individuals like Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.  He also accuses the Wall Street piranhas of not caring about Global Warming!

 Keiser is an example of what RT does in general: reinforces the paradigm of warring nation states, rather than an international agenda orchestrating events. The aim is to stop the public understanding the international power structure.

 Another role of controlled opposition is to discredit intelligence. RT ticks this box by portraying legitimate activism as Russian State propaganda.

 Using these methods RT works to control and discredit the Patriot movement.

 What RT Won’t Tell You  ………..read more here> >