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NOTE: Yasha Levine, author of Surveillance Valley - The Rise of the Military-Digital Complex, worked for CIA-controlled (see Operation Mockingbird where it was admitted that the CIA controls the media and journalists) mainstream media propaganda outlets. Thus you know that his book is simply “controlled opposition” and isn't really revealing much and is likely doing lots of misdirection and limited hangouts.

Operation Mockingbird refers to a covert program conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the late 1940s through the 1950s. The program involved influencing and manipulating media organizations and journalists to disseminate propaganda and gather intelligence. It has been the subject of investigations and reports regarding the extent of CIA involvement in media.

The name “Operation Mockingbird” combines “Operation,” referring to a covert or military operation, with “Mockingbird,” which is a bird known for mimicking the sounds of other species. The term metaphorically suggests the mimicking or manipulation of media voices and messages by intelligence agencies.

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Snippet from Wikipedia: Operation Mockingbird

Operation Mockingbird is an alleged large-scale program of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that began in the early years of the Cold War and attempted to manipulate domestic American news media organizations for propaganda purposes. According to author Deborah Davis, Operation Mockingbird recruited leading American journalists into a propaganda network and influenced the operations of front groups. CIA support of front groups was exposed when an April 1967 Ramparts article reported that the National Student Association received funding from the CIA. In 1975, Church Committee Congressional investigations revealed Agency connections with journalists and civic groups.

In 1973, a document referred to as the "Family Jewels" was published by the CIA containing a reference to a different operation named "Project Mockingbird", which was the name of an operation in 1963 which wiretapped two syndicated columnists, Robert Allen and Paul Scott, "from March 12 to June 15, 1963". They had published articles based on classified material. The document does not contain references to "Operation Mockingbird".

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