Thanks to the crushing weight of media misinformation, will we soon see Americans dutifully waving their star-spangled totems as US forces set off for war yet again?

Stop the War's John Rees on stopping Nato and the spread of war in Ukraine. Video: Ady Cousins

YOU HAVE to hand it to them. The United States media machine is unequaled at producing and disseminating misinformation. It begins in the bowels of the State Department or White House or Pentagon and is filtered out through the government’s front organizations, otherwise known as Mainstream Media (MSM).

In 2014 the US has succeeded in demonizing Vladimir Putin and Russia, precipitating a New Cold War that may yet become a hot one. The evil empire is back. The White House has made proficient use of mass media propaganda to get the job done.

First, they’ve controlled the narrative. http://stopwar.org.uk/news/what-the-media-doesn-t-tell-us-when-beating-the-nato-war-drums-in-ukraine#.VAS17GOunKd