Media Disinformation on Iran by William Bowles

Iran’s relations with its erstwhile partners in Europe seem to be hurtling downhill like a snowball out of control. – Bridget Kendall, BBC diplomatic correspondent, 27 October 2005 No prizes awarded for what inspired this classic piece of state propaganda but it speaks reams about the relationship between the state and the corporate media. After all, what is it based on? Nothing more than the US and UK’s assertion concerning Iran’s 'intentions’, in other words, Ms. Kendall’s words are essentially the propaganda equivalent of a pre-emptive strike. So too, with the 'liberal’ Guardian whose Mary Riddell tells us.