7 Heavy-Handed Propaganda Efforts From History
From a new exhibition at the British Library called Propaganda: Power and Persuasion.
From a new exhibition at the British Library called Propaganda: Power and Persuasion.
South Korea’s Yonhap News agency reports North Korea has moved two intermediate-range missiles to its East coast.
In a special statement, North Korea said it will deal with every inter-Korean issue in a wartime manner, Yohhap News reports. The declaration refocuses the conflict from hollow threats to Atlanta to dead-serious ones targeting Seoul.
President Bashar al-Assad accused rebels of a deadly chemical weapons missile attack on Tuesday. Rebels rebuffed the claims and blamed the regime. At least 25 people died and more than 110 others were injured in the town of Khan al-Asal, Syrian state media said.
Is this the first weaponized cat meme? (via imgur.com)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has also clashed with the U.S. military over repeated delays to the scheduled handover of Afghan detainees, New York Times reports.
Senator Rand Paul filibusters vote on CIA director nominee John Brennan over the use of drones against Americans on U.S. soil. Here are the highlights.
Obama’s national security policy has continued some of the most controversial moves of the Bush administration. Silence from much of the left.
Oh man, if they were judging together, it would have been such great TV. Our loss.
In a truly epic twitter battle of the boy band stars, the war ends with one being called “chlamydia boy.”
…in which The CNN anchor Don Lemon calls Jonah Hill a tool and Jonah Hill calls Don Lemon a 12-year-old girl.
The right gives no ground after a big defeat. A new video from Heritage Action for America.
“World Chaos” with “Religion on the run” are consequences of another Obama term, the video from Winning Our Future states.
“Start rebuilding here,” is the campaign’s refrain hours before the foreign policy debate.
Brb, crying.
And also brutal.
From twitterpated youths to death do us part, from 1586 to 2012, and from Paris to Times Square: this is the look of love. Warning: heart fluttering, heart breaking, and heart re-making all straight ahead.
After he told her to “grow her hair back.”
Videos and tweets seem to show the opposition forces overtaking Assad’s forces in the city.
Aide criticizes those who refuse to talk about a military option. Says he would support Israel if they launch a unilateral strike on Iran.
I don’t care how marvelous Ken Jeong is (and, he is marvelous). This is fucking bullshit.
Yvette Nicole Brown (comedian), Octavia Spencer (“The Help”) and Retta (“Parks and Rec”) got into a hilarious twitter war over Joe Manganiello. Joe responded, and didn’t let us down.
Ahh, to be in love.
Take cover, millions of tween girls are really angry at you Drake Bell.
Says US should not broadcast withdrawal timetable in interview with Hugh Hewitt. Romney expressed support for 2014 draw-down date, but now says he would not have broadcasted the date publicly.
These pictures put everything into perspective.
That dog is so high right now. Photos from Colombia.
Fleeting moments of calm in the chaos of war. Thank you for your service, gentlemen.
Some one-liners uttered by historical figures during the heat of battle are so awesome that they seem taken right out of a Hollywood movie. Then there are real-life wartime quotes no one would ever put in a film, because they’re simply too awesome to believe.
William Blum at Foreign Policy Journal put together this handy guide to the C.I.A.’s foreign policy efforts since the end of World War II.