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Colby Quote "The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media." Senenmut signature –

‘ "The CIA owns everyone of any significance in the major media."

--Former CIA Director William Colby ‘



Chronology:

1) William Colby CIA Director 1973-1976.

2) Colby dies April 1996.

3) Quote first appears in David McGowan’s 2000 book “Derailing Democracy”, Common Courage Press, 4 years after Colby’s death.

4) April 2011 Google search Of Colby’s quote results in 423,000 hits



A. Did Colby say that quote?

1) There is no primary source or other earlier source extant but McGowan’s for this quote.

2) The quote appears prominently in his introduction (p13) , with no first source attribution.

3) Over 200 other quotes are cited in this book with first source attribution, but not Colby’s.

4) In this book another McGowan unattributed quote (p33), of Lincoln, is a lie.

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/lincoln.asp

5) A search of McGowan’s conspiracist web site does not result in any mention of this Colby's quote. He avoids bringing up his most referenced Colby citation.

http://www.davesweb.cnchost.com/



The preponderance of the evidence shows the Colby quote is a lie and that those who repeat it as true, after knowing the provenance, are frauds.



B. Does the CIA or Government own the MSM?

1) The CIA didn’t own The New York Times when they published the Pentagon Papers.

2) The CIA didn’t own the Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post when they published the Watergate Break-in and Scandal.

3) The CIA didn’t own the Washington Star, New York Times when they published the Tuskegee Experiment scandal.

4) The CIA didn’t own Rolling Stone when they published Woodward and Bernstein’s CIA/journalists Cold War connections article.

5) The CIA didn’t own The New York Times when they published the Iran-Contra Affair

6) The CIA didn’t own the Main Stream Media when they published Nixon’s Secret Bombing of Cambodia, My Lai Massacre, CIA involvement in Bay of Pigs Invasion, 9/11 government incompetence.



Some journalism Pulitzer winners and finalists:

1) " Pulitzer Prize awarded to Dana Priest of The Washington Post for her persistent, painstaking reports on secret "black site" prisons and other controversial features of the government's counter-terrorism campaign."

2) "2005 Dana Priest The Washington Post. For her determined, deeply sourced and insightful coverage of United States intelligence operations."

3) "2004 Barton Gellman The Washington Post For his authoritative and provocative coverage of the search for forbidden weapons in Iraq."



The preponderance of the evidence shows that neither the CIA nor government own the MSM.



ETA:

C. Does the control of the MSM by the government explain "foreknowledge", the lack of coverage and journalist's disdain for the Conspiracists' 9/11 claims?



Quote: WTCBuilding #7, a 47-story high-rise not hit by an airplane, exhibited all the characteristics of classic controlled demolition with explosives: Quote: Foreknowledge of "collapse" by media, NYPD, FDNY

….. Network television broadcasts contain announcements of the collapse at least as 23 minutes before the event. 7.of "collapse" by media, NYPD, FDNY http://www.ae911truth.org/



No. The proportion of the evidence alone convinces journalists that 9/11 Conspiracist claims are contradictory, false, incomplete, and lack integration.

The government doesn't own the media. Chronology:1) William Colby CIA Director 1973-1976.2) Colby dies April 1996.3) Quote first appears in David McGowan’s 2000 book “Derailing Democracy”, Common Courage Press, 4 years after Colby’s death.4) April 2011 Google search Of Colby’s quote results in 423,000 hits1) There is no primary source or other earlier source extant but McGowan’s for this quote.2) The quote appears prominently in his introduction (p13) , with no first source attribution.3) Over 200 other quotes are cited in this book with first source attribution, but not Colby’s.4) In this book another McGowan unattributed quote (p33), of Lincoln, is a lie.5) A search of McGowan’s conspiracist web site does not result in any mention of this Colby's quote. He avoids bringing up his most referenced Colby citation.The preponderance of the evidence shows the Colby quote is a lie and that those who repeat it as true, after knowing the provenance, are frauds.1) The CIA didn’t ownwhen they published the Pentagon Papers.2) The CIA didn’t own thewhen they published the Watergate Break-in and Scandal.3) The CIA didn’t own thewhen they published the Tuskegee Experiment scandal.4) The CIA didn’t ownwhen they published Woodward and Bernstein’s CIA/journalists Cold War connections article.5) The CIA didn’t ownwhen they published the Iran-Contra Affair6) The CIA didn’t own the Main Stream Media when they published Nixon’s Secret Bombing of Cambodia, My Lai Massacre, CIA involvement in Bay of Pigs Invasion, 9/11 government incompetence.Some journalism Pulitzer winners and finalists:1) " Pulitzer Prize awarded to Dana Priest offor her persistent, painstaking reports on secret "black site" prisons and other controversial features of the government's counter-terrorism campaign."2) "2005 Dana Priest. For her determined, deeply sourced and insightful coverage of United States intelligence operations."3) "2004 Barton GellmanFor his authoritative and provocative coverage of the search for forbidden weapons in Iraq."The preponderance of the evidence shows that neither the CIA nor government own the MSM.ETA:No. The proportion of the evidence alone convinces journalists that 9/11 Conspiracist claims are contradictory, false, incomplete, and lack integration.The government doesn't own the media.