NATO appeared quite proud yesterday with their announcement of the capture of a high ranking member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Southern Afghanistan, saying he was behind the alleged flow of weapons to the Taliban from the Iranian government.
The claim not only got a lot of play yesterday but continues to get a lot of play through today and into this evening, even though NATO quietly admitted that their allegation was completely bogus early this morning.
Though the coalition spokesmen declined to offer the actual facts of the case, they did concede that the captured man was not a member of the Iranian military. They insisted, however, they he “might” still be affiliated with some Afghan insurgent group.
Most people however won’t hear the retraction. Rather, they will read the high profile articles from places like the Times of London claiming that the arrest proves Iran has “stepped up” their support for terrorism in Afghanistan. One would think centering these made up scare stories around made up NATO claims would be a bit embarrassing, but they are repeated with such regularity that it is unlikely they will ever be retracted in most outlets, and will remain yet another of the myriad “well known facts” against Iran which are entirely made up.
Which makes it all the more imperative that organisations such as WikiLeaks thrive to disseminate the truth, as the western tabloids only concern themselves with toadying to the powerful and making a quick buck., like the cheap whores they truly are.
Just like the media and Antiwar,after 9 years of lying, still keep the lid on– Arabs did 911 attacks-really/honestly!
And that's how lying propaganda is ginned up to start wars.
generic sarcastic shock #368
MY GOD who in the world would stand for foreign troops (troop) (not) invading afghanistan!!!!
p.s. for a country that has soldiers in just about every single country in the world one would think it normal to have some military officers in countries that share large borders
These are the criminal lies the criminals spread shamelessly. Aided by their whores, the journalists, the "civilized" western countries go on with their mass murders all over the world.