The Boston Marathon Explosions: A Convenient Moral Panic

Click here to access article by Colin Todhunter posted on CounterCurrents. 

In 2006, former  US  military commander and CIA boss General Petraeus said the  US  strategy is to conduct a war of perceptions continuously through the news media. People like McCain are the foot soldiers in such a war and hope that the public mindset can be manipulated with propaganda about US national security interests, perceived military successes and fear about Islamic extremism.