They say this with a straight face as if the entire machinery of "news and commentary" throughout the West was not a gigantic instrument of Washington imperial propaganda. Today when we survey the landscape of mass information what stands out is the total servility of the so called "independent media" such as the New York Times, CBS, PBS, BBC, CNN, and similar entities, to US imperialism. The American media, and much of the Western media ARE state propaganda, but they deny it. Sputnik does not cloud its ties to the Russian government, but that does not imply they are purveyors of fake news, like its Western counterparts. In fact, like RT.com they are a damn sight more reliable and trustworthy than western outlets. That's why we use them, and we also use Iran's and China's services, for the same reason. A lot more reliable. Period. For more on this topic, see Caitlin Johnstone's excellent analysis: Propaganda, Human Consciousness, And The Future Of Civilization.
Speaking to Sputnik, Russian military expert Viktor Murakhovsky described Russia developing the electronic warfare systems as its “asymmetric response” to the United States’ drive to modernize its weapons. He was echoed by Kots who touted the Russian electronic warfare systems as “second to none”.
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Parting shot—a word from the editors
The Best Definition of Donald Trump We Have Found
In his zeal to prove to his antagonists in the War Party that he is as bloodthirsty as their champion, Hillary Clinton, and more manly than Barack Obama, Trump seems to have gone “play-crazy” -- acting like an unpredictable maniac in order to terrorize the Russians into forcing some kind of dramatic concessions from their Syrian allies, or risk Armageddon.However, the “play-crazy” gambit can only work when the leader is, in real life, a disciplined and intelligent actor, who knows precisely what actual boundaries must not be crossed. That ain’t Donald Trump -- a pitifully shallow and ill-disciplined man, emotionally handicapped by obscene privilege and cognitively crippled by white American chauvinism. By pushing Trump into a corner and demanding that he display his most bellicose self, or be ceaselessly mocked as a “puppet” and minion of Russia, a lesser power, the War Party and its media and clandestine services have created a perfect storm of mayhem that may consume us all.— Glen Ford, Editor in Chief, Black Agenda Report