I was video interviewed over Skype by New York Times journalist Robert Mackey about my coverage of events in Libya and Syria and my criticisms of the mainstream western and GCC media in relation to events in those countries.Lizzie Phelan is an independent Irish journalist who has done reporting and interviews for foreign media such as Russia Today, a Syrian TV station, and other alternative media such as Voltaire Network. In this posting she summarizes the important questions presented by a journalist from the NY Times and her responses. You can also access the actual 35:14m Skype interview here.
She mentions that coverage of human rights violations in Libya has been more honestly reported since the NATO backed forces took over. I have seen extremely little coverage of this in the US. However, I checked her reference to Amnesty International and found numerous reports of atrocities committed by the NATO installed regime in Libya.
What I notice from this posting and from the live interview is the Empire's well embedded journalist, Robert Mackey, from the NY Times asking her questions loaded with pro-Empire biases and constantly re-framing her responses in such a way as to discredit her. Mackey no doubt received extensive indoctrination in US universities and ultimately hired because the Ministry of Truth, the NY Times, became convinced that he would reliably frame his reports in the interests of the Empire. He is no doubt paid very well for his services and has a bright future ahead serving the propaganda needs of the Empire.
