Episode 539 • • 1:12:14 - 1:18:29
539: Assume the Position
RT Propaganda Analysis, Saudi Royal Family Defection
Russia Today (RT) is analyzed as a propaganda tool for the Putin administration that uses parallel narratives to criticize the United States. A segment featuring Saudi Prince Khaled bin Farhan al-Saoud's defection is characterized as a hit piece designed to highlight human rights abuses that mirror U.S. actions at Guantanamo Bay. The hosts criticize RT's production quality and its use of unknown commentators via Skype.