Tomorrow the US is gonna try to amp up their atrocity propaganda campaign with a "Nayirah Testimony" performance in Congress.
Here's some short notes on Nayirah, Millward, Turkel, and Ziyawudun!
Here's some short notes on Nayirah, Millward, Turkel, and Ziyawudun!
https://mobile.twitter.com/JimMillward/status/1389906942668296199
"Nayirah Testimony" refers to a witness account given before the US Congressional Human Rights Caucus on 1990 by a girl that went only by Nayirah.
She claimed that she had witnessed Iraqi soldiers take babies out of incubators, taken the incubators, and left babies to die.
She claimed that she had witnessed Iraqi soldiers take babies out of incubators, taken the incubators, and left babies to die.
Her story was initially corroborated by Amnesty International, a still-famous and "prestigious" British NGO.
Executive director John Healey subsequently accused the Bush administration of "opportunistic manipulation of the international human rights movement." 😄
Executive director John Healey subsequently accused the Bush administration of "opportunistic manipulation of the international human rights movement." 😄
In reality, Nayirah was the daughter of Saud Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti ambassador to the United States.
Her testimony was organized as part of the "Citizens for a Free Kuwait" PR campaign, run by the American public relations firm Hill & Knowlton for the Kuwaiti government.
Her testimony was organized as part of the "Citizens for a Free Kuwait" PR campaign, run by the American public relations firm Hill & Knowlton for the Kuwaiti government.
The testimony aired on ABC and NBC, reaching 35-53 million Americans.
Seven senators cited Nayirah's testimony in their speeches backing the use of force.
Bush repeated the story at least ten times in the following weeks to rally enthusiasm for the 1990-91 Invasion of Iraq.
Seven senators cited Nayirah's testimony in their speeches backing the use of force.
Bush repeated the story at least ten times in the following weeks to rally enthusiasm for the 1990-91 Invasion of Iraq.
So, what about today? Who's "Nury Turkel"?
Commissioner for the US's Commision on International Religious Freedom, appointed by Nancy Pelosi and trained in Washington DC.
He usually just gets meekly introduced as a "Human Rights Activist," though.
Commissioner for the US's Commision on International Religious Freedom, appointed by Nancy Pelosi and trained in Washington DC.
He usually just gets meekly introduced as a "Human Rights Activist," though.
I always remember Nury Turkel because he went on to @theintercept for a nasty little softball interview with Mehdi Hasan, where none of his shady associations where revelead but they did gush about his totally-not-suspicious bipartisan DC consensus!
https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1250843773107666948
It's seriously too much. 😄
"Uyghur human rights advocate Nury Turkel"
"I give a lot of credit to others, Pompeo, Mike Pence, and some senators like Rubio."
"You'll be hard pressed to find one issue that can even receive 220 votes, let alone 407 votes."
"Uyghur human rights advocate Nury Turkel"
"I give a lot of credit to others, Pompeo, Mike Pence, and some senators like Rubio."
"You'll be hard pressed to find one issue that can even receive 220 votes, let alone 407 votes."
@LukewSavage has a nice article on that, actually.
What kind of "issues" receive bipartisan support in the US, historically?
currentaffairs.org/2018/01/the-cu…
What kind of "issues" receive bipartisan support in the US, historically?
currentaffairs.org/2018/01/the-cu…
What about Millward?
Millward is a complete hack, and he just repeats what he's told by the press but cited as an independent expert.
You may remember him for the embarrassing BBC non-story about the "Uyghur model" a while back.
Millward is a complete hack, and he just repeats what he's told by the press but cited as an independent expert.
You may remember him for the embarrassing BBC non-story about the "Uyghur model" a while back.
https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1291363919752310784
Once again the BBC tried to weave a heart-tugging sob story, cynically trying drawing parallels between the strife of Black people in the US and the Uyghur propaganda hackjob, but even the most cursory investigations gave the game up:
https://twitter.com/CarlZha/status/1291344516000047104
This is how "Academics" in the business of regime change work. They're not smart or scrupulous, pretty skittish and cowardly in fact, so they spill the beans when pressed.
They get away with this to the extent that people are too scared to question them.
They get away with this to the extent that people are too scared to question them.
https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1296453171829669888
We finally get to the testimony of Tursunay Ziyawudun. It's changed quite a bit over the last year or so!
February 2020: "Freedom of speech was infringed." buzzfeednews.com/article/meghar…
February 2021: "Gang rape and torture of women."
February 2020: "Freedom of speech was infringed." buzzfeednews.com/article/meghar…
February 2021: "Gang rape and torture of women."
China apparently has the most iron-tight information lock-down in history, with not a single old-fashioned camera capturing a non-digital screenshot of the atrocities... but they keep making silly mistakes like giving atrocity witnesses visas!
D-oh!
D-oh!
https://twitter.com/DanielDumbrill/status/1362707178340065284
Anyway, I hope anyone who reads this thread feels confident challenging and scrutinizing it no matter how good of a performance they all give up there.
If you haven't read this, please take the time to do so:
If you haven't read this, please take the time to do so:
https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1374024552041316356
If you feel like the case is "too hot," then start by taking a look at an older one:
https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1367153837367300103
And if you're trying to understand why someone would do this, give fake testimony and so on, then read this:
https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1352120290181054464
If you want more on other Uyghurs, and especially on the "Human Rights Industry" at large, definitely check out this thread:
https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1287426960965197825
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