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A tear in the veil of propoganda on cable tv!

From Firedoglake (with video clip)

“…You don’t often get a piece of cable TV this good, so it’s worth transcribing and posting in its entirety.

Yesterday, two Netanyahu propagandists appeared on MSNBC prior to Glenn Greenwald, painting a picture of the flotilla raid that was so grossly distorted it was unrecognizable as the incident that is being rightfully condemned around the world.  Host Eliot Spitzer vigorously agreed with them, and then brought them back once again to counter Glenn after his appearance.

Spitzer was not nearly so conciliatory with Glenn, and during the interview, clips of the selectively edited IDF propaganda videos and their helpful English subtitles played continuously.  In a rare and contentious eight minute cable news segment, Glenn decided to set the record straight….”

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2010/06/02/glenn-greenwald-and-eliot-spitzer-on-the-gaza-floatilla/