“All the Consent That’s Fit to Manufacture”
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History
Palestine Coverage
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IRAQ 2003
In the buildup to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003,
The New York Times
aided President George W. Bush’s administration in creating, legitimizing, and supporting a pretext for war.
History
The New York Times vs. History
An interrogation of
The New York Times
’ archive reveals a sordid record of support for American wars, right-wing dictatorships and U.S.-backed regime-change.
History
GUATEMALA 1954
Just before the 1954 U.S.-backed coup in Guatemala,
New York Times
publisher Arthur Sulzberger removed his reporter from the country at the behest of the CIA.
History
LIBYA 2011
From the outset of the First Libyan Civil War in 2011,
The New York Times
propagated unsubstantiated claims that strengthened the case for NATO intervention.
History
BOLIVIA 2019
In 2019
The New York Times
bolstered a flimsy Organization of American States report that served as the justification for a U.S.-backed coup in Bolivia.
History
BRAZIL 1964
When the United States backed a military coup in Brazil,
The New York Times
helped build a narrative that the takeover was a triumph of democracy.
History
CUBA 2021
The New York Times
failed to investigate the validity of a decades-old US embargo against Cuba and its role in spurring anti-government protests in 2021.
History
IRAN 1953
The New York Times
celebrated the CIA’s move to depose Iranian PM Mossadegh in 1953, underlining the importance of Western control over Iran’s rich oil reserves.
History
VENEZUELA 2019
The New York Times
openly supported a regime change and underreported the effects of U.S. sanctions on the Venezuelan economy.
History