Perhaps the most infamous propaganda merchant in history, Joseph Goebbels, was minister of propaganda for the German Third Reich from 1933 until his death by suicide, in 1945. However, the US and the UK governments both have official disinformation departments as well.
In this show, John looks into government funded official disinformation operations on both sides of the Atlantic. With contributions from Celeste Solum and UK Column News, John suggests that the the collective West is increasingly coming to resemble Nazi Germany. The arrest of Ukrainian dissident journalist, Anatoly Sharly, in Spain on May 4th, at the behest of the Ukrainian government only serves to strengthen the analogy.
The realm of Russian/American relations is a not an uncomplicated story.
A huge bulk of our subconscious understanding has been formed by novels and movies based loosely upon the Cold War. Several former CIA officers have expressed considerable concern over the cavalier way Western powers are toying with weapons that have nuclear capability.
John brings us a glimpse into what some of these former intelligence officers are currently saying.