How Authorities Censor and Disrupt Real Reform
What happened when Ray McGovern Questioned Donald Rumsfeld about Iraq WMD
Censorship & Disruption
Sometimes, people who ask questions have their questions suppressed. Ray McGovern tells about his experience asking Defense Secretary Donald Trump about the missing Iraq weapons of mass destruction and how Rumsfeld attempted to deflect.
I’ve noted before that Media Outlets like CNN censor their stories by submitting their Israel stories to the Israel censor.
I’ve also shown how the Q&A feedback at events is sometimes rigged, as shown by this video about the Turning Points USA questions to JD Vance.
I’ve also shown how real reform can be prevented by “Bluff Reform”.
REAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Iraq
Here’s a story about what happens when a serious and credential person tries to hold a powerful person accountable for lying about Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Iraq.
Event Staff try to shut him down.
“Security” is ready to evict him, but there were too many cameras that it would look bad
Sec Defense Donald Rumsfield lies about his lie
Ray McGovern catches his lie - Zarkowi was in Northern Iraq
Ray McGovern catches his lie again - Zarkowi was only in Bagdad for medical treatment
Anderson Cooper calls Ray McGovern to ask him “were you scared”, rather than following up about the substance of Donald Rumsfied’s WMD lies.
In the future: Note whether questions address the root of the issue or distract away from it.
CNN Cuts Off Interview if he says the wrong thing:
Oh no! The interviewee is saying the wrong thing. The signal is breaking up!
QUESTIONS:
Have you observed event staff or speakers suppressing valid questions that they wanted to avoid?
Is there something the audience can do to support the questioner when this happens? How should audiences be educated about how thy can oppose manipulation?
Do you have any recommendations for suppressed questioners, such as how to route around the interference by posting their message online?