BarryDonegan
12-19-2014, 01:41 PM
http://benswann.com/cuban-prisoner-swap-scandal-feds-paid-reporters-to-publish-propaganda-against-cuban-five/
As a part of President Obama's effort to normalize relations with Cuba, the United States released the last three still-incarcerated members of a group of Cuban intelligence officers called the Cuban Five in a swap for two American prisoners. However, beneath the mainstream media headlines lies the story of how the US government manipulated public opinion during the trial that convicted the Cuban Five by paying reporters to saturate the trial's media market with coverage demonizing the accused spies.
As a part of President Obama's effort to normalize relations with Cuba, the United States released the last three still-incarcerated members of a group of Cuban intelligence officers called the Cuban Five in a swap for two American prisoners. However, beneath the mainstream media headlines lies the story of how the US government manipulated public opinion during the trial that convicted the Cuban Five by paying reporters to saturate the trial's media market with coverage demonizing the accused spies.