Blinken Declares War on RT, Free Speech Everywhere
Sept. 17—As President "Sleepy Joe" Biden met in the White House Sept. 13 to discuss Anglo-American strategy in Global NATO's war against Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken briefed reporters extensively at the State Department on U.S. sanctions and related penalties against RT, and its owner Rossiya Segodya and other entities and persons. He made charges against the media group (formerly “Russia Today”). He reported on the U.S. intentions to go after “malign” media networks around the globe. “First, we’re building a more resilient global information system, where objective facts are elevated and deceptive messages gain less traction.,” Blinken claimed to justify his assault on free speech and the First Amendment of the U.S> Constitution, and its extension, globally that once was a hallmark of American policy..
“Second, we’re working to expose, to disrupt, to deter disinformation,” Blinken stated, acting through through the Global Engagement Center, Foggy Bottom’s propaganda and hit squad. “Third, we’re taking steps to hold accountable those who weaponize disinformation to undermine our democracy,” he said, referring to sanctions the U.S. issued against RT last week.
“We took these steps based on our conclusion that Rossiya Segodnya and these five subsidiaries are no longer merely firehoses of Russian government propaganda and disinformation; they are engaged in covert influence activities aimed at undermining American elections and democracies, functioning like a de facto arm of Russia’s intelligence apparatus,” Blinken proclaimed.
“Today, we’re announcing that these Kremlin-backed media outlets are not only playing this covert influence role to undermine democracy in the United States, but also to meddle in the sovereign affairs of countries around the world. Thanks to new information—much of which originates from RT employees—we know that RT possessed cyber capabilities and engaged in covert information and influence operations and military procurement. As part of RT’s expanded capabilities, the Russian government embedded within RT a unit with cyber operational capabilities and ties to Russian intelligence. RT’s leadership had direct, witting knowledge of this enterprise….
“Russian weaponization of disinformation to subvert and polarize free and open societies extends to every part of the world,” Blinken intoned. “In response, today the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada are launching a joint diplomatic campaign to rally allies and partners around the world to join us in addressing the threat posed by RT and other machinery of Russian disinformation and covert influence. Under the—using, excuse me, the internet—intelligence diplomacy has become a hallmark of our administration.
“The United States respects and champions freedom of expression. But we will not stand by as RT and other actors carry out covert activities in support of Russia’s nefarious activities, and we’ll continue to respond forcefully to Moscow’s playbook of aggression and subversion, one that includes invading sovereign nations, fomenting coups, weaponizing corruption, carrying out assassinations, meddling in elections, and unjustly detaining foreign nationals.”
His statements amount to the announcement of a total war against free speech everywhere, intended to silence the voice of independent journalists and others, includity various analysts, and commentators globally who refuse to tow Global NATO's narrative on a current history that has already been brought dangerously close to the outbreak of global nuclear war.
