The Truth Behind The ‘Cherlie Hebdo’ Solidarity Photo-Op

The Truth Behind The Cherlie Hebdo Solidarity Photo-Op

The Truth Behind The ‘Cherlie Hebdo’ Solidarity Photo-Op (ZeroHedge, Jan 17, 2015):

Once again the mainstream media peddled the spoon-fed propaganda that world leaders “led the march” to honor the victims of the Paris shootings last week. Glorious photo-ops of Merkel, Hollande, Poroshenko, David Cameron (oh, and not Barack Obama) were smeared across front pages hailing the “unity in outrage.” However, as appears to be the case in so many ‘events’ in the new normal managed thinking in which we live, The Independent reports, French TV has exposed the reality of the ‘photo-op’ seen-around-the-world: the ‘dignitaries’ were not in fact “at” the Paris rallies but had the photo taken on an empty guarded side street

As The Independent reports,

A different perspective on the leader’s portion of the march has emerged in the form of a wide shot displayed on French TV news reports.

It shows that the front line of leaders was followed by just over a dozen rows other dignitaries and officials – after which there was a large security presence maintaining a significant gap with the throngs of other marchers.

The measure was presumably taken for security reasons – but political commentators have suggested that it raises doubts as to whether the leaders were really part of the march at all.

The FT’s Middle East correspondent Borzou Daragahi commented: “Seems world leaders didn’t “lead” Charlie Hebdo marchers in Paris but conducted photo op on empty, guarded street.”

Ian Bremmer, a US political scientist and founder of the Eurasia Group, said: “All those world leaders: Not exactly ‘at’ the Paris rallies.”

Another US commentator, Gerry Hassan, called the leaders’ contribution “pseudo-solidarity”.

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Perhaps even more ironically,nine of those countries represented in the march are in the final third of the World Press Freedom Index, compiled annually by Reporters Without Borders.

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Algeria (121) – Represented by foreign Ramtane Lamamra

Mali (122) – Represented by president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita

Ukraine (127) – Represented by president Petro Porochenko

Tunisia (133) – Represented by prime minister Mehdi Jomaa

Palestinian Authority (138) – Represented by president Mahmoud Abbas

Jordan (141) – Represented by King Abdullah II and Queen Rania

Russia (148) – Represented by foreign minister Sergei Lavrov

Turkey (154) – Represented by prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Bahrain (163) – Represented by foreign minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Prince Abdullah Bin Hamad al-Khalifa

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“Je Suis Charlie” if and only if it suits our purpose at that very moment in time…?

4 thoughts on “The Truth Behind The ‘Cherlie Hebdo’ Solidarity Photo-Op”

  1. Much of the following is but a distant memory even to an old fart like me, but I’m amazed to learn how long the propaganda, lies and play acting has been going on…..it’s no wonder they rule Hollywood, they’re bloody naturals at screenplaying, and convincing joe to accept the crap as real.

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  2. When politicians are talking about freedom of speech they do mean something really different from that, it is only a way of getting more political power to extend their view on life so that people are subordinate tot that view..

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