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| US media merged with intelligence services long ago – RT editor-in-chief | |
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| Washington only protects its own “freedom of speech,” Margarita Simonyan has said | |
| The “freedom of speech” the US trumpets applies only to those who support official narratives and obey instructions from its intelligence services, RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan has said, following the latest crackdown by Washington on Russian media. | |
| US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against the news outlet on Friday, accusing it of engaging in “covert influence activities” and “functioning as a de facto arm of Russian intelligence.” Earlier in September, Washington imposed sanctions on Simonyan and three other senior RT employees over alleged attempts to influence the 2024 US presidential election. | |
| Simonyan asserted that the latest attack on Russian media is a clear effort to clamp down on the information space ahead of the November vote. | |
| “They need to silence everyone. This is the story of freedom and democracy in the so-called free West. It seems to me that only clinically insane people or those who are obviously biased can believe in it,” she stated. In practice, the US idea of a free press doesn’t extend to others, she added. | “They need to silence everyone. This is the story of freedom and democracy in the so-called free West. It seems to me that only clinically insane people or those who are obviously biased can believe in it,” she stated. In practice, the US idea of a free press doesn’t extend to others, she added. |
| It's very easy to promote freedom of speech and practice it when it's only your speech that counts and no one else's. | It's very easy to promote freedom of speech and practice it when it's only your speech that counts and no one else's. |
| Simonyan argued that Washington's claims about RT collaborating with Russian intelligence are a “classic case of projection.” | Simonyan argued that Washington's claims about RT collaborating with Russian intelligence are a “classic case of projection.” |
| “The idea that you can't achieve results without being part of the intelligence service has exposed them for what they are,” she said. | “The idea that you can't achieve results without being part of the intelligence service has exposed them for what they are,” she said. |
| She noted that the way US mainstream media publishes various intelligence “leaks” and insider information from unnamed security officials points to their close ties with American intelligence services. | She noted that the way US mainstream media publishes various intelligence “leaks” and insider information from unnamed security officials points to their close ties with American intelligence services. |
| “If you look at who runs these foundations and often the media, they're either families of intelligence employees, former intelligence officers, or future ones,” she added. | “If you look at who runs these foundations and often the media, they're either families of intelligence employees, former intelligence officers, or future ones,” she added. |
| They receive orders from intelligence services: write this, write that. They have long since merged with each other. | They receive orders from intelligence services: write this, write that. They have long since merged with each other. |