Patrick Henningsen of 21st Century Wire joins us today to discuss his recent article on “Smart Power & The Human Rights Industrial Complex.” Topics discussed include the NGO/State Dept/Pentagon/NATO nexus, the use of human rights as a perception management tool to demonise NATO enemies, and the complicity of the media in reporting these stories uncritically.
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SHOW NOTES:
21st Century Wire
Smart Power & The Human Rights Industrial Complex
“Smart Power” by Suzanne Nossel
R2P or: How the Left Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Wars of Imperial Aggression
Raed Saleh of the White Helmets denied entry into the US
The Syria White Helmets Exposed as US UK Agents Embedded with Al Nusra and ISIS
