Has Bradley Manning betrayed the US?

Has Bradley Manning betrayed the US?



With WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in police custody and Pfc. Bradley Manning behind bars, who allegedly leaked all the secret documents, there is much discussion over the fate of these two men. The City Council of Berkeley, California announced it will soon be voting on a resolution that would elevate the status of Pfc. Bradley Manning to that of hero. Director of the US Strategic Perspective Institute David Gewirtz and Courage to Resist Project Director Jeff Paterson join RT's Kristine Frazao to discuss.

Bradley Manning, hero or traitor?

Bradley Manning, hero or traitor?


The City Council of Berkeley, California announced it will soon be voting on a resolution that would elevate the status of Pfc. Bradley Manning, suspected of leaking confidential information to Julian Assange and Wikileaks, to that of hero. Has Pfc. Manning betrayed his country or has he shed light on what is wrong with America? RT's Kristine Frazao is joined by Blogger Michael Haltman and Code Pink Co-Founder Medea Benjamin debate the next chapter of the WikiLeaks saga.

Otto Reich's Legacy of White Propaganda

Otto Reich's Legacy of White Propaganda


In the 1980s, the State Department's Office of Public Diplomacy planted editorials in major newspapers, intimidated reporters and even employed psychological warfare experts from the Pentagon in order to garner public support for its controversial, costly and violent Contra War in Central America. Behind this effort was Otto Reich, a Cuban-American diplomat and anti-communist crusader. Although the Office of Public Diplomacy became the sacrificial lamb of the Iran Contra Scandal following a congressional investigation, Reich moved on unscathed to become US ambassador to Venezuela and Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. The legacy of white propaganda in the 1980s paved the way for similar manipulation of the media in the run-up to the Iraq War

Grenada invasion, 'The big lie' of US media

Grenada invasion, 'The big lie' of US media


Before the Iraq war there was Grenada, 27 years ago the United States sent 7,000 troops to invade the tiny country. The US media hyped up the invasion and made it appear necessary that the US invade to get rid of Cuban occupiers. Author Glen Ford says corporate media continues to prove how it can better spread war propaganda.