“Manufacturing Consent”: Bernard-Henri Lévy, the “New Philosopher” Selling Military Adventures of the Global EliteHarangues of Ignorant BuffoonBy www.globalresearch.ca/author/irina-lebedeva Global Research, February 18, 2014 www.strategic-culture.org 15 February 2014Zealous French intellectual en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard-Henri_L%C3%A9vyvisited the Maidan in Kiev on February 9 to deliver another fiery harangue. The next day the article Bernard-Henri Lévy: We’re all Ukrainians (Bernard-Henri Lévy: « www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2014/02/10/nous-sommes-tous-des ») was published by Le Monde. In his fervor Ukrainian Lévy he called en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko the Dame of Kiev (meaning Yulia Timoshenko who is behind bars at present). I can hardly imagine what en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleh_Tyahnybok , another passionate Maidan supporter, or en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Yanukovych thoughthaving heard these bold words spoken by someone born to an AlgerianJewish family. But I’m glad to see one more proof of the fact that theFrench are reasonable people. The article of «new Ukrainian» wasfollowed by many virulent comments like «We’ve been Libyans, now we are Ukrainians. Could we just be French, is it so hard?»Yes, it is hard in the case of Bernard Henri-Lévy. He’s kind of ahuman brand. For Europeans he has been a patented stimulant for dozensof years. 65 years old, he has shot a few films and published aroundtwenty books, he became famous as a leader of the «NewPhilosophers» (Nouveaux Philosophes) movement that reached the peak ofpopularity in France in the last century, but went out of fashion as anyintellectual product which offers nothing but extravagance. He owes hispopularity to the fact that Lévy is seen as a man of Messiah in somecircles.Bernard-Henri Leévy in Libya, March 2011. Source: www.bernard-henri-levy.com …Lévy saw his first hot spot in 1971 as he travelled to East Pakistanto cover the war for separation of would-be Bangladesh from Pakistan.He has seen many flash points afterwards. In 1981 he made a trip toAfghanistan to meet the mujahedeen fighting the Soviet Army. In 1999 heardently www.idc-europe.org/en/The-Balkans-as-a-laboratory-for-Euro-A bombing Yugoslavia. During the Georgia’s invasion of South Ossetia in 2008 he www.huffingtonpost.com/bernardhenri-levy/georgia-at-war-what President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili. In 2011 www.informationclearinghouse.info/article36927.htm . Back then he started to vigorously www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/french-p toppling the «bloody regime of Bashar Assad».After Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Libya and Syria the «new philosopher» picked up the issue of Ukraine. Visiting the Kiev’s en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidan_Nezalezhnostihe assured journalists in an interview, «I haven’t seen neo-Nazis, Ihaven`t heard anti-Semites.” He had good luck, the activists of Svobodaand Pravy Sector, the organizations calling for racial purity, had clearinstructions not to touch this one.The man without a face, a yesterday’s Libyan and today’s Ukrainian, www.lucmichel.net/2014/02/11/pcn-tv-pcn-spo-bhl-ment-en-dire people gathered at Maidan that he supported en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arseniy_Yatsenyuk the leader of the party, led by the Dame of Kiev, who had just calledfor forming a «parallel government». According to him, this newMaidan–formed cabinet had more legitimacy than the puppets on the stringdancing to the tune of the Kremlin ever had… He said French PresidentFrançois Hollande was to meet US President Obama in a few hours andperhaps he could convince him to join together in an effort to save thispart of Europe still being held hostage… He noted that it was true thatMaidan protests were supported by friends in Europe. It was also truethat Maidan activists had friends in European diplomatic missions; hesaid that the friends operating in shade could say their hearts were open to Maidan protesters and they acted in their interests.Bernard-Henri Lévy speaking to the mob gathered on Kyiv’s Maidan on February 9, 2014.Since a long time Bernard Henry-Lévy has been staying infocus of public attention thanks to playing the role of travelingsalesman offering hot ideological produce: he ‘sells» internationalpolitical adventures of global elite to the US and European public. Heis a ubiquitous fighter against the dictatorships his bosses tell himto fight. He earns his living this way and it’s hard enough, but Lévyworks with enthusiasm. During www.france24.com/en/20120606-libyan-war-brought-you-bernard- topromote his film dedicated to the intervention into Libya, he turgidlycalled the plunder going on in the country the Libyan miracle. He hasbeen repeating incantations for the third consecutive year hoping the«miracle» could take place in Syria.Speaking at the www.foreignpolicyi.org/files/uploads/images/RUSH-20121127-03 the super vibrant «new philosopher» demanded that the Russian veto ofWestern draft resolution on Syria submitted to the United NationsSecurity Council be ignored. While telling Americans about their «moralobligation» to occupy Syria, Lévy told them the world is large enoughwithout the United Nations and there are other forces able to lead Syriato democracy like NATO, for instance. The arguments about «moralobligation» exhausted, he tried to put his best foot forwarddemonstrating his sciolism. Lévy started to speak in broken Englishabout en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophoclesand the struggle between god’s laws vs. man’s law. It looked more likekitsch, but Americans became silent carefully listening toincomprehensible words while the prophet got carried away and continuedto pontificate.He can hardly claim to be have anything like dominant influence back home. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Vidal-Naquet (1930-2006),a French specialist in ancient history and a man of great learning, wasstunned by intellectual pranks of Lévy. Discussing his book he said itwas not about criticizing his jerry-rigged stuff, it’s beyond anycriticism anyway. It’s hard to understand how come an educatedphilosopher with a diploma could treat his readers in such acontemptuous way and palm off all this pseudo-scientific scribblebehaving like an ignorant buffoon.Once Bernard Henry-Lévy admitted he took part in the Libyan politicaladventure because he was a Jew, he would not have done it if he werenot. Today claiming to be a Ukrainian while delivering a speech in Kiev,Lévy shifts to another hot fight against “boss” Vladimir Putin and his“lackey” Victor Yanukovych, as he put it. He gets involved in anotherpolitical adventure called «the rescue of Ukraine».The only thing left for the people of Maidan, as Bernard Henry-Lévycalled them in a grandiloquent way, is to congratulate themselves – theyhave a new circus in town. Victoria Nuland which regularly comes fromWashington voiceofrussia.com/2013_12_14/Nulands-cookies-as-illustration orientalreview.org/2014/02/07/what-about-apologizing-to-ukra and an ignorant aging buffoon on tour to symbolize the European spirit.