2 chapters across the catalog
Historical Context of Civilian Airliners Shot Down
The media's use of historical precedents, such as the 1988 US downing of Iran Air 655 and the 1983 Soviet downing of KAL 007, is analyzed. The hosts argue that the history of the KAL 007 flight is being rewritten to omit evidence that it was a spy mission. They suggest these historical reminders are used to prime the public for the current narrative against Russia.
USS Ronald Reagan Radiation Lawsuit and Media Misinformation
A lawsuit filed by U.S. Navy sailors against TEPCO alleging radiation sickness from the Fukushima disaster is analyzed. A segment from Thom Hartmann's program is critiqued for claiming 71 sailors have cancer and were poisoned by desalinated water. Scientific counter-arguments suggest the radiation exposure levels were extremely low—equivalent to 25% of annual natural background radiation—and that the lawsuit was previously dismissed for lack of medical evidence.
