[lbo-talk] FTW ad story

Chip Berlet cberlet at igc.org
Sun May 18 16:00:00 PDT 2003


Hi,

See below...


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> SUBSCRIBER BUYS FTW FULL PAGE AD IN THE WASHINGTON POST
> LEAKED COPY MAY HAVE FORCED RESIGNATION OF ARMY SECRETARY
> From The Wilderness Publications
> May 16, 2003
>
> http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/051603_wash_post_ad.html
>
> May 16, 2003, 0500 PDT (FTW ) - From The Wilderness today ran a
> full-page ad in the front section of The Washington Post intended to
> educate the American people, support heroic leaders and promote a
> number of independent media outlets which have made important
> contributions since 9/11. The ad was the direct result of a donation
> from a subscriber who had recently viewed FTW Publisher Mike
> Ruppert's video "The Truth and Lies of 9-11". The ad that ran today
> was actually a second version, the text of which had to be changed
> after the first version apparently caused some nervousness in
> Washington.
>
> It's an interesting story.
>
> --
> Marta Russell
> Los Angeles, CA
> http://www.disweb.org
> ___________________________________

Interesting in what sense?

Interesting that it is an example of fallacious logic...since seqence does not imply causation in terms of the suggestion in the full article that the ad caused a government official to leave? A suggestion without a shred of evidence.

Interesting as an example of how gullible people can be?

Interesting as an example of conspiracism penetrating the left and undermining serious analysis?

Interesting that Ruppert now is spreading the claim that SARS might be a conspiracy?

We live in interesting times.

-Chip Berlet



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