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7. Another whacko conspiracy theorist.

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Editor of major German newspaper says he planted stories for CIA [View all] Octafish Feb 2015 OP

The NYT could start on VERY VERY long trail of amends by doing expose on point Feb 2015 #1

Correspondence and collusion between the New York Times and the CIA Octafish Feb 2015 #3

That would be the day. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #14

Danke schoen, Udo Ulfkotte. raging moderate Feb 2015 #21

Their own role? JackRiddler Feb 2015 #25

Wow...CIA Writes Stories Here Too billhicks76 Feb 2015 #42

Damn. Now you've gone and given me a case of Quoter's Itch. Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #2

Church Committee in 1976 reported CIA manipulated US Press... Octafish Feb 2015 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author erronis Feb 2015 #16

Yes, and they are here on this board also. erronis Feb 2015 #29

and remember.... grasswire Feb 2015 #36

"Choose your bunk now." < The problem most people have is that they don't jtuck004 Feb 2015 #51

Thanks for that bit of history reminder! KoKo Feb 2015 #79

Woodward was (and is) Naval Intelligence. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #81

The only thing that surprises me about this statement Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #82

Nah--he's not Agency, although they've used him from time to time. He's straight ONI. msanthrope Feb 2015 #83

This goes all the way back to Watergate for me. Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #86

Nixon pissed off the wrong people, that's for sure. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #87

Nixon had knowledge of those involved in the Kennedy assassination. roamer65 Feb 2015 #91

Like the Mafia jalan48 Feb 2015 #5

!! grasswire Feb 2015 #13

LOL! jalan48 Feb 2015 #15

I think that is why Dennis Kucinich is stomped into the dust every time he gains a slight GoneFishin Feb 2015 #67

It does say it all, doesn't it. woo me with science Feb 2015 #18

Global capitalism with it's own secret police force-publically financed. jalan48 Feb 2015 #19

Makes one wonder, especially considering who Uncle Sam has done business with. Octafish Feb 2015 #28

Welcome to state-controlled media elias49 Feb 2015 #6

+100 ND-Dem Feb 2015 #9

Another whacko conspiracy theorist. merrily Feb 2015 #7

That's an example of what happens when you read the Huffington Post. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #24

This is huge...thank you for posting this judy Feb 2015 #8

As long as there are two like you, Judy, Democracy has a chance. Octafish Feb 2015 #107

Is there an English version of his book out? FLPanhandle Feb 2015 #10

The article states it is available in German only. Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #26

We should be outraged at the way major media allow themselves to be used for tblue37 Feb 2015 #11

Absolute Outrage Octafish Feb 2015 #99

The CIA is mucking about world wide picking winners and losers in the interest of crony capitalism. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #12

She didn't mean it Agent Mike! BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #22

But I did. Octafish Feb 2015 #32

Oh, your file is BIG BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #34

I agree with every word except the last one. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #56

It wasn't being used as a homophobic slur when I used it. I don't play that. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #58

I was pretty sure you weren't using it to mean that, but a lot of people do. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #59

and a big K & R! n/t wildbilln864 Feb 2015 #17

Stratfor: executive boasted of 'trusted former CIA cronies' Octafish Feb 2015 #35

And the obsolete mainstream media still wonders why it's ignored and ridiculed. pa28 Feb 2015 #20

Colbert saved Democracy. Octafish Feb 2015 #108

It will take the courage of individuals to turn the tide BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #23

I have been re-reading histories of American Revolution. grasswire Feb 2015 #37

We've seen it time and again BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #40

Marked this as one of those things that we suspected and are grateful that someone confirmed. Baitball Blogger Feb 2015 #27

Kick Luminous Animal Feb 2015 #30

It's interesting. I generally check DU first thing every morning for my news. closeupready Feb 2015 #31

I mostly trust DU because if a news item does not seem relevant or does not seem to fit or JDPriestly Feb 2015 #48

K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #33

But but but - the problem is RT! DUH!!!!!!!!!!!! malaise Feb 2015 #38

Russian media is probably no better than ours, but we don't follow Russian media, so it is JDPriestly Feb 2015 #50

Kick nom n/t Ichingcarpenter Feb 2015 #39

K&R Pooka Fey Feb 2015 #41

K&R! G_j Feb 2015 #43

Makes you wonder . . . gratuitous Feb 2015 #44

We can only hope that journalists with terminal diseases will come forth as a deed to society. YOHABLO Feb 2015 #45

Udo Ulfkotte is the Alex Jones of Germany Major Nikon Feb 2015 #46

The guy wasn't a senior editor at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung? Octafish Feb 2015 #47

His story made sense? Major Nikon Feb 2015 #65

a vast conspiracy that nobody has heard of before? grasswire Feb 2015 #72

There are plenty of gullible people, sadly they all believe that CTs are not real. Rex Feb 2015 #75

50 years ago during the cold war, seriously? Major Nikon Feb 2015 #84

Alex Jones has a PhD in international politics? reorg Feb 2015 #78

...and now Ulfkotte writes for Kopp Online Major Nikon Feb 2015 #85

wow, I'm deeply impressed over your astute and factual rebuttal reorg Feb 2015 #88

I didn't notice you said much of anything Major Nikon Feb 2015 #92

of course you didn't reorg Feb 2015 #101

So because one TV station's public advocate wrote that some reporting might have been biased... Major Nikon Feb 2015 #102

please educate yourself about what ARD is and how it works reorg Feb 2015 #103

Please... Major Nikon Feb 2015 #104

I pointed out reorg Feb 2015 #105

Sounds like a conspiracy theory. Alkene Feb 2015 #49

Beautiful! I love Cowboy and Yankee movies. Octafish Feb 2015 #94

Of course he did! He ain't alone!!! DeSwiss Feb 2015 #52

Remember the Army Psyop troops that were "working" at CNN and NPR nationalize the fed Feb 2015 #53

Great memory, yours, nationalize the fed! Octafish Feb 2015 #100

, blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #54

Of course, it is probably true. Jamastiene Feb 2015 #55

The book is not a "bestseller" and it was reported on in fall 2014. DetlefK Feb 2015 #57

Does not make it any less true or disturbing. djean111 Feb 2015 #60

He does. He claims that his book doesn't get media coverage despite being a bestseller. DetlefK Feb 2015 #61

You honestly do not think the CIA plants stories? djean111 Feb 2015 #62

I never said that. I said that he made up the claims about a plot to suppress coverage of his book. DetlefK Feb 2015 #63

Okay. I sort of think the CIA could care less about his book, because the CIA djean111 Feb 2015 #64

the book is currently ranked third on Der Spiegel's bestseller list reorg Feb 2015 #70

My apologies. DetlefK Feb 2015 #71

Since you have admitted you have provided false information reorg Feb 2015 #80

I am supposed to document that something wasn't documented??? DetlefK Feb 2015 #89

You cannot find a single review? reorg Feb 2015 #96

You know..... DeSwiss Feb 2015 #106

If I were a betting person father founding Feb 2015 #66

Given the extent to which they have gone to propagandize and corrupt the media I think it GoneFishin Feb 2015 #69

yes grasswire Feb 2015 #73

The "press" certainly did its part JEB Feb 2015 #68

Spent part of his career being a voice that helped to "drive nations toward war" NCTraveler Feb 2015 #74

Like the CIA cares. They got caught spying on Congress and do they give a shit? Rex Feb 2015 #76

It is nuts to think this has stopped. I had a relative in the Lint Head Feb 2015 #77

To quote Poppy Bu$h... roamer65 Feb 2015 #90

bushisms and cites johnnyreb Feb 2015 #109

An institution of sociopaths pauldp Feb 2015 #93

Capitalism's Invisible Army Octafish Feb 2015 #95

RIP Steven Kangas, author grasswire Feb 2015 #98

Well said. woo me with science Feb 2015 #97