Control of the Flow of News

The CIA is involved in Syria. We knew this already. What I find interesting is that they have leaked this information at this time to the New York Times. They aim to control the psychology involved in information flow. They want the reading public to be conditioned gradually (get used) to the idea that the CIA is operating there. They don’t want it to seem as if there is a coverup. They want any buildup to be accepted, and the way to do that is in small doses, rather than large shocking surprises. Furthermore, they don’t want critics carping against their activities and painting them as secret. By leaking it themselves, they preempt the critics and defuse criticism. It’s a psychological maneuver. These techniques of controlling information are also used by others in and out of power.

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5:04 am on June 22, 2012