Manufactured Polls: How CIA Sold a Fake Iranian Uprising & an Unwinnable War | Larry C. Johnson

from Insights In Focus · host Mohamad Mahdi

Manufactured consent: How CIA-backed polls created the illusion of Iranian revolt, leading to airstrikes, assassinations, and an unwinnable quagmire. Larry C. Johnson breaks down:CIA's long-term regime change efforts against IranU.S. arming and support for proxy/terrorist groupsU.S. propaganda and dehumanization of IraniansManufactured/fake polls justifying the warIgnored warnings in the Trump administrationIran's strong strategic position

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