- UK-funded propaganda campaign in Syria was possibly illegal, 'scathing' internal review reveals Archived Message
Posted by MikeD
on May 17, 2020, 1:23 pm
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UK-funded propaganda campaign in Syria was bloated, inefficient & possibly illegal, a 'scathing' internal review reveals https://www.rt.com/uk/488465-uk-propaganda-campaign-syria/ ...Now MEE has revealed the contents of a “scathing” internal government review, which found that the programs – collectively dubbed ‘Operation Volute’ – were sloppily and inefficiently run and may even have broken UK laws. The review also concluded that some projects “were designed to impress the US government,” the outlet said. ...Ironically, while all this was happening, the British mainstream media was busy obsessing over and publishing stories on Russian propaganda, while completely ignoring and failing to investigate its own government’s massive influence operation and potential law-breaking. The assessment revealed that concerns had been voiced within the UK government about whether there was even a need for the programs, and about the “major risk” that the activities of the contractors were “in contravention of UK law” – though there is no more detail given on how that may be the case, MEE reported. ...While the review is highly critical of inefficiencies, nowhere in the government review is the decision to pour millions into propaganda campaigns and influence operations in a foreign war ever actually questioned. |
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