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| In 2017 the legal, ideological and technical foundations of internet censorship were expanded under the veil of the pretext of "counter-terrorism". US adults' biggest fear continued to be, not "terrorism" but "corrupt government officials". |
In 2017 the phrase "deep state" was widely (with contrasting definitions) used by the commercially-controlled media. This followed their introduction of the "Fake News" meme in November 2016. 2017 saw reports of censorship of many the 200 sites listed by PropOrNot, including Naked Capitalism, Truthdig and Counterpunch[1] and an April adjustment of Google's search algorithm to send less visitors to progressive websites[2]. The case Saleh v. Bush was concluded in February 2017, and the Bush administration officials deemed not guilty of war crimes since "The actions that (Bush administration officials) took in connection with the Iraq War were part of their official duties".[3] The ADL reported that "Anti-Semitic Incidents Surged Nearly 60% in 2017",[4] although this finding has been criticised.[5]
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Deep state exposure
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Deep state/2017 Popularisation
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After years of being ignored, the phrase "deep state" became popular after the 2016 US Presidential election and in early 2017 had a huge rise in popularity, particularly in the case of the US Deep State.[6] In February, the Trump administration shut down the 7th floor group.
2017 Refugee False Flag
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In April, carelessness by 'Franco A.', an officer of the German Bundeswehr, lead to uncovering of the False Flag plot after he was arrested with a firearm in Vienna airport. Having created a fake Syrian identity in 2015, he was charged in 2017 with two conspirators for planning an "act of state-threatening violence".[7] The commercially-controlled media reported on their arrest, but did not spend long on their case. They were released in November 2017 on grounds of lack of evidence.[8]
Shadow brokers
The year continued to feature various leaks, including a leak of intelligence agency hacking tools, which were offered for sale by a group calling itself Shadow Brokers.
"Fake News"
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The "Fake News website" meme introduced in November 2016 appears to have been intended to smear websites to bolster faith in the commercially-controlled media, was quickly reduced to the issue of "fake news". Global efforts were underway in 2017 to try to automate censorship (a.k.a. "fact checking") and crack down on whistleblowers. In the UK, Conservative MP Damian Collins is heading an inquiry into combatting the so-called "fake news" problem, which is reportedly considering increasing the maximum punishment for publishing real information online, from 2 years to 14 years.[9] Various commentators have suggested that the net effect of the "fake news" meme may have been a type of blowback - encouraging everyone to be more critical consumers of news, checking facts and sources.
"War On Terror"
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“War On Terror”
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In January, outgoing US president Barack Obama signed Executive Order 12333. This expanded the provision for mass surveillance by removing legal restrictions on the NSA sharing intercepted raw data with agencies including the FBI, the DEA, and the Department of Homeland Security.[11]
In UK three acts of "Muslim terrorism" in the run up to the General Election continued the "War On Terror". They had little detectable affect upon the election result.
Action Counters Terrorism
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In March 2017, the UK government - still unreceptive to the population's growing doubts about the 9/11 official narrative - re-branded its "counter terrorism" activity by launching a campaign entitled "Action Counters Terrorism".
"Commission for Countering Extremism"
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After the Manchester bombing, the UK Home Office announced their intention to set up a "Commission for Countering Extremism" with an unusually militaristic photo (left) which was criticised fairly widely.[citation needed]
UK General Election
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In UK the Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election when her party was a long way ahead in the polls, aiming to increase her parliamentary majority. The opposition Jeremy Corbyn however defied predictions by closing the gap and increasing the seats held by the Labour Party, resulting in a hung parliament, leading the Tories to form a coalition with the DUP.
Young people in particular were heavily in support of the Labour party. The UK suffered three acts of "terrorism" during the election campaign, the 2017 Westminster attack, the Manchester Bombing & the June 2017 London attack. In spite of heavy coverage by the commercially-controlled media, these did not appear to greatly influence the election outcome, which was a hung parliament and an increased support for the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn.
Events
| Event | Date | Description |
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| Al-Salam weapons deal | A large arms deal signed during the government of Tony Blair. | |
| Saleh v. Bush | A legal claim that the Iraq war was an illegal act of aggression, dismissed in 2017 by the Westfall Act since it was carried out by US government employees within the scope of their employment. | |
| 2017 Refugee False Flag | A failed attack which appears to have been intended as a false flag to be blamed on Syria. | |
| War on Journalism | The "War on Journalism" is a global campaign to try to suppress fact-based reporting. It is a deep state response to increased awareness of big media's mendacity and that many "democracies" offer their citizens no real choice. | |
| Brexit | ||
| Wikileaks/Vault 7 | ||
| Action Counters Terrorism | A replacement for the highly criticised Prevent "branding platform" of "counter-terrorism". | |
| 2017 Westminster attack | A combined vehicle assault and stabbing at an iconic London location | |
| 2017 Manchester bombing | ||
| Bilderberg/2017 | The 65th Bilderberg Meeting | |
| June 2017 London attack | ||
| Grenfell Tower fire | ||
| Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty | ||
| Democracy and Propaganda - Can independent media defend universal values? | An EED "fake news" conference in Ukraine | |
| 2017 Las Vegas shooting | The most deadly mass shooting in US history, one about which many questions - most particularly "Why?" - remain unanswered. The original official narrative of a single "lone nut" shooter was confused as of February 2018. | |
| Paradise Papers | ||
| Wikileaks/Vault 8 |
New Groups
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
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| Commission for Countering Extremism |  | A "counter-extremism" group set up after the 2017 Manchester bombing.| | |
| EU Disinfolab |  | ||
| UN/Office of Counter-Terrorism |  | Agency | |
| Lawyers Committee for 911 Inquiry |  | Charity | A organisation of professionals seeking legal accountability for the events of 9-11 and the prosecution of those responsible| |
| Labour Against The Witchhunt |  | ||
| Labour Against the Witchhunt | |
New Website
| Event | Image | URL | Description |
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| Saidit |  | https://saidit.net | A less corporate Reddit. |
==A Group that was Wound Up== ==Quotations==
Deaths
References
- ↑ http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2017/01/corporate-censorship-independent-sites-begun.html
- ↑ http://www.globalresearch.ca/new-google-algorithm-restricts-access-to-left-wing-progressive-web-sites/5601949?utm_campaign=magnet&utm_source=article_page&utm_medium=related_articles
- ↑ http://www.sfchronicle.com/nation/article/Appeals-court-rejects-woman-s-suit-over-Iraq-War-10929853.php
- ↑ https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/anti-semitic-incidents-surged-nearly-60-in-2017-according-to-new-adl-report
- ↑ http://thefederalist.com/2018/03/06/adl-report-of-anti-semitic-surge-isnt-borne-out-by-the-facts/
- ↑ http://whowhatwhy.org/2017/02/22/russ-baker-medias-deep-state-conversion-moment/
- ↑ http://www.newnationalist.net/2017/04/29/german-soldier-posing-as-a-syrian-refugee-arrested-for-planning-false-flag-terror-attack/
- ↑ https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/12/01/nazi-d01.html
- ↑ http://yournewswire.com/journalists-wikileaks-jail/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/ukhomeoffice/status/877526604758560768/photo/1
- ↑ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/01/obama-expands-surveillance-powers-his-way-out
