{"id":267823,"date":"2023-04-18T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=267823"},"modified":"2023-04-20T05:45:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T05:45:26","slug":"pentagon-leaks-5-ways-to-tell-real-from-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=267823","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon \u201cLeaks\u201d: 5 ways to tell REAL from FAKE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kit Knightly \u2013 Off-Guardian April 17, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n

We promised a longer take on the Pentagon \u201cleaks\u201d, and here it goes. Regular readers will probably be familiar with my view on leaked documents in general, but if you\u2019re not allow me to quote my own 2019 article<\/a> on the (absurd) \u201cAfghanistan papers\u201d:<\/p>\n

An awful lot of modern \u201cleaks\u201d are no such thing. They are Orwellian exercises in controlling the conversation [\u2026] carefully making sure the \u201cestablishment\u201d and the \u201calternative\u201d are joined in the middle, controlled from the same source.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say ALL \u201cleaks\u201d are automatically and ubiquitously narrative control exercises, clearly some are real\u2026but it\u2019s usually pretty easy to tell them apart. In fact here\u2019s a little checklist.<\/p>\n

1. If your \u201cleak\u201d tells you stuff you already know, it\u2019s probably a fake leak.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cLeaking\u201d widely known, publicly available information is a very common tactic. In the Pentagon \u201cleaks\u201d, for example, it was \u201crevealed\u201d that the US has been spying on South Korea, Israel and Ukraine. But the US spies on everyone \u2013 allies included<\/a> \u2013 and we have all known that for literal decades.<\/p>\n

Further, everyone<\/em> spies on everyone<\/em>, it\u2019s just the way the game is played. Acting like it\u2019s a big reveal, and the performative outrage of the South Korean government, is a hallmark of a fake leak.<\/p>\n

2. If your \u201cleak\u201d reinforces the mainstream narrative, it\u2019s probably a fake leak.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Leaks can be used to manage and\/or reinforce the mainstream narrative. The Afghanistan Papers are, again, a prime example of this. The \u201csecret history\u201d which did nothing but repeat myths and lies about the US war.<\/p>\n

Or the leaked Fauci emails<\/a>, which resurrected the lab-leak theory of Covid\u2019s origins, but reinforced that Covid existed and was dangerous.<\/p>\n

3. If your \u201cleak\u201d gets MASSES of media coverage, it\u2019s probably a fake leak.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A telltale sign of the fake leak is the mainstream media carefully explaining to everyone how important it is and what it all means. The BBC<\/a>, Sky News, CNN<\/a> and others have all put out explainer articles and videos detailing the content of the leaks. US spokespeople, like John Kirby<\/a>, have said the press shouldn\u2019t report on the leaks, but this has made no difference<\/p>\n

We know the corporate media is just an extension of the Establishment, they only report what they\u2019re told to report. They have no duty to the truth, and no ties to reality. If they publicise the leaks, it\u2019s because they\u2019re instructed to, because it serves the greater narrative. Officials criticising the press for publishing the \u201cleak\u201d is just a utilisation of the Streisand affect<\/a>, textbook \u201cplease don\u2019t throw me in the briar patch\u201d stuff.<\/p>\n

4. If your \u201cleak\u201d source is revealed immediately and publicly, it\u2019s probably a fake leak.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Within days of the recent leak the press were reporting the name and rank of the alleged leaker, his arrest was filmed and the videos sent to the press, and he was arraigned in public. Is this how covert agencies bent on concealing important information operate?<\/p>\n

For comparison\u2019s sake, consider Seth Rich<\/a>. Mr Rich was alleged to be the source of leaked emails which proved the DNC was rigging votes for Hillary Clinton. He died when he was shot in the back by muggers who didn\u2019t take anything.<\/p>\n

5. If your \u201cleak\u201d tells you what you want to hear, it\u2019s probably a fake leak.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Never trust anyone who tells you only what you want to hear, that goes double for media outlets or government agencies.<\/p>\n

In the most recent \u201cleaks\u201d, we see how they very conveniently feed both sides of the war narrative.<\/p>\n

One of the \u201crevelations\u201d is that the Ukrainian military is running out of anti-air ammunition. Meaning that, in the near future, Russia could potentially flatten Ukraine with its air superiority.<\/p>\n

This is, obviously and clearly, propaganda aimed at supporting the \u201cUkraine needs our help\u201d storyline. It will be used to argue the West \u201chas not done enough\u201d to protect Ukraine and result in demands for more money and\/or weapons to be sent over.<\/p>\n

On the other hand the \u201crevelations\u201d concerning depleting ammunition stocks and higher-than-reported casualties provide, as well as the presence of NATO special forces in the country<\/a>, fuel to the Western alternative media pro-Russia position.<\/p>\n

\u201cSee, Russia is actually winning\u201d<\/em>, they say, \u201cAnd NATO forces presence shows Russia was in the right, don\u2019t believe Western misinformation<\/a>\u201c<\/em>.<\/p>\n

All of it combines to maintain the narrative that the conflict represents vital very real and deep-seated moral and strategic differences and isn\u2019t just a turf war between rival globalist gangsters as valuable for its distraction potential as anything else.<\/p>\n

We saw something similar earlier this year, with the release of Sy Hersh\u2019s report on the \u201ctruth\u201d behind the Nord Stream 2 sabotage<\/a>, an anonymous insider claiming the US was responsible. Both sides attributing blame, both sides distracting from the real impact \u2013 and probably real purpose \u2013 of shutting down the pipeline.<\/p>\n

*<\/p>\n

Having established how to spot a fake \u201cleak\u201d, we can see that these \u201chighly classified\u201d Pentagon papers fit perfectly into the \u201cfake leak\u201d category.<\/p>\n

Now, the question becomes, if the leaks are Deep State psy-op, what is the objective?<\/p>\n

Well, we already partly covered that. Ukraine running out of missiles, for example, will be used to justify even more resources and money being sunk into the murky and bottomless pit of \u201cmilitary spending\u201d.<\/p>\n

Secondly, we can already see the establishment crosshairs centering on Discord<\/a> \u2013 the platform where the leaks were first published. Not just Discord, but group chat services in general<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As they almost always are, the fake \u201cleak\u201d will fuel calls for more security and greater control of online content, after all these leaks \u201cput US assets in danger\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

More broadly, it simply provides fuel for a waning narrative. So many facts to dispute, and so many arguments to be had. What special forces are in the country? What provocations are they carrying out? Who\u2019s \u201creally\u201d winning? Whose casulty figures are reliable? Who staged what atrocities to discredit which side?<\/p>\n

Are the Chinese arming Russia<\/a> in secret? Will South Korea pull out<\/a>?<\/p>\n

What about the leaker \u2013 is he an anti-war hero<\/a>? A narcissist who endangered America<\/a>? Or a racist traitor<\/a>? Should he go to prison? How long for?<\/p>\n

Watch the Reds and Blues argue over that one.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all content designed, in the parlance of social media, to boost engagement. Because the system has adapted, they don\u2019t manufacture consent anymore \u2013 they farm participation. Angry refutation and warm praise record the same in the algorithm. They don\u2019t want your agreement, they want your attention. And when they feel the story is losing the audience, well, here\u2019s some super secret facts you aren\u2019t supposed to know.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the real story behind the story, why don\u2019t you go on Facebook and tell everyone about it?<\/em><\/p>\n

What ultimate purpose do these leaks serve? The same purpose as an end-of-season cliffhanger, or killing off a major character. It gets people talking, it pulls people into their story.<\/p>\n

They want you to read it, debate it, and live in their created reality.<\/p>\n

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