Michel Chossudovsky
Michel Chossudovsky | |
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Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Academic career | |
Institution | Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa Centre for Research on Globalization |
Field | Economic development Globalization International financial institutions World economy |
Michel Chossudovsky (born 1946) is a Canadian economist and author. He is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Ottawa[1][2] and the president and director of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), which runs the website globalresearch.ca, founded in 2001, which publishes falsehoods and conspiracy theories.[3][4][5] Chossudovsky has promoted conspiracy theories about 9/11.[6][7][10][11]
In 2017, the Centre for Research on Globalization was accused by
Biography
Chossudovsky is the son of a
In 2005, Chossudovsky published the book America's "War on Terrorism". According to The New York Times, the "conspiracy-minded book... argued that the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were simply a pretext for American incursions into the Middle East, and that Bin Laden was nothing but a boogeyman created by the United States".[6] The book was found on a bookshelf in Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad, Pakistan compound.[6][14][7] According to the Vox website, the book's theory is that "9/11 was a United States government conspiracy to start the Iraq War and enable a 'new world order' to help corporate interests. Bin Laden was, at best, a pawn in CIA interests."[7]
Chossudovsky has contributed to the French magazine Le Monde diplomatique.[15] He is frequently quoted by or appears on the Kremlin-backed RT (formerly known as Russia Today) or in material issued by the Sputnik news agency.[12] The Centre for Research on Globalization regularly reposts content from both outlets.
Centre for Research on Globalization
In 2001, Chossudovsky founded the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), becoming its director and the editor of its online resource, Global Research. Located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the CRG describes itself as an "independent research and media organization" providing "analysis on issues which are barely covered by the mainstream media".
The Centre for Research on Globalization promotes
According to
In November 2017, The Globe and Mail reported that the centre's website was "in the sights" of NATO information warfare specialists investigating "the online spread of pro-Russia propaganda and of disinformation." According to the Globe, NATO's Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (StratCom) believed that the site was playing a "key accelerant role in helping popularize articles with little basis in fact that also happen to fit the narratives being pushed by the Kremlin" and the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. The report described the site as an "online refuge for conspiracy theorists" and suggested that NATO specialists viewed it as "a link in a concerted effort to undermine the credibility of mainstream Western media—as well as the North American and European public's trust in government and public institutions."[12] Asked to comment on the report, Chossudovsky responded through his lawyer, saying that the Centre did not have ties to pro-Russia or pro-Assad networks, was not "affiliated with governmental organizations" and did not benefit from their support.[12]
An August 2020 report by the U.S. State Department Global Engagement Center stated that Global Research is, by a significant margin, the most accessed proxy website allied with the pro-Kremlin disinformation campaign. By the estimation of report's authors, it has accumulated 12.4 million page views, with around 351,247 readers for each article. Chossudovsky is a board member of other pro-Russian websites which attempt to spread conspiracy theories.[13] Responding via his lawyer, this time to CBC News, Chossudovsky again denied the 2020 accusations made against him.[5]
The CRG has been accused of spreading
Works
- War and Globalisation: The Truth Behind September 11, Global Research, 2003, ISBN 9780973110906
- The Globalization of Poverty and The New World Order, Global Research, 2003, ISBN 9780973714708
- America's "War on Terrorism", Global Research, 2005, OCLC 785862235
- Towards a World War III Scenario: The Dangers of Nuclear War, Global Research, 2011, OCLC 940588105
Awards
References
- ^ "Michel Chossudovsky". Department of Economics. University of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Faculty of Social Sciences; Department of Economics, University of Ottawa
- ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
This idea was then picked up by several websites, including the Centre for Research on Globalisation, a hub for conspiracy theories and fake stories.
- ^ a b Pogatchnik, Shawn (16 March 2017). "AP FACT CHECK: Irish "slavery" a St. Patrick's Day myth". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
The story quotes at length from the original 2008 post on the Canadian-based Global Research site, which still displays its own article today with a disclaimer conceding it "includes a number of factual errors." It declines to specify the errors.
- ^ a b c Daigle, Thomas (21 October 2020). "Canadian professor's website helps Russia spread disinformation, says U.S. State Department". CBC News. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
Also in his library was a copy of Michel Chossudovsky's conspiracy-minded book "America's 'War on Terrorism,'" which argued that the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were simply a pretext for American incursions into the Middle East, and that Bin Laden was nothing but a boogeyman created by the United States.
- ^ a b c Edwards, Phil (20 May 2015). "The 8 craziest conspiracy theories on Osama bin Laden's bookshelf". Vox. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
The theory: Chossudovsky says 9/11 was a United States government conspiracy to start the Iraq War and enable a "new world order" to help corporate interests.
- Newspapers.com.
The organization singles out a discussion forum, moderated by Mr. Chossudovsky, that features a subject heading called "Some Articles on the Truth of the Holocaust." The messages have titles such as "Jewish Lies of Omission (about the 'Holocaust')," "Jewish Hate Responsible For Largest Mass Killing at Dachau," and "Did Jews Frame the Arabs for 9/11?"
- ^ Tam, Pauline (20 August 2005). "U of O professor accused of hosting anti-Semitic website". Ottawa Citizen. p. A8. Retrieved 10 May 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
A forthcoming book entitled America's "War on Terrorism" In the Wake of 9/11 is described on globalresearch.ca as an exposé that "blows away the smokescreen, put up by the mainstream media, that 9/11 was an 'intelligence failure.'
- ^ a b c d e f [8][9]
- ^ Sherwell, Philip (20 May 2015). "Osama bin Laden's bookshelf featured conspiracy theories about his terror plots". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
In "America's 'War on Terrorism'" Michel Chossudovsky is described as "blowing away the smokescreen put up by the mainstream media that the attack was conducted by Islamic terrorists".
- ^ a b c d e Clark, Campbell; MacKinnon, Mark (17 November 2017). "The Credibility Machine; An obscure Canadian website that disseminates conspiracy theories and Kremlin-friendly points of view is an amplifier of global disinformation, according to NATO". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
Global Research has from the beginning espoused conspiracy theories, including that the United States and its allies continue to support and fund Islamist extremists, including al-Qaeda and IS, and has taken the view that the U.S.-led NATO alliance is fomenting war around the world
- ^ a b c Barnes, Jullian E. (20 August 2020). "State Dept. Traces Russian Disinformation Links". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Sherwell, Philip (20 May 2015). "Osama bin Laden's bookshelf featured conspiracy theories about his terror plots". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Michel Chossudovsky archives". Le Monde diplomatic. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "From Al-Masdar to InfoWars: How a pro-Assad conspiracy theory got picked up by the far-right – Business Insider". Business Insider. 9 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ Politifact. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
The only lucid defense of the idea that Western intelligence agencies created the Islamic State intentionally comes from the Center for Research on Globalization (CRG), a Canadian website that bills itself as an alternative news source, but has advanced specious conspiracy theories on topics like 9/11, vaccines and global warming.
- ^ a b Strauss, Mark (2 November 2009). "Anti-globalism's Jewish Problem". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ S2CID 7143888. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b Idrees Ahmad, Muhammad (12 September 2013). "The New Truthers: Americans Who Deny Syria Used Chemical Weapons". The New Republic. New Republic. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ a b Varner, Natasha (17 March 2017). "The curious origins of the 'Irish slaves' myth". Public Radio International. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ [4][16][17][18][19][20][21]
- JSTOR 27669225.
Michel Chossudovsky (a Canadian who runs the Center for Research on Globalization) likewise published influential early articles alleging that the U.S. intelligence agencies had far more forewarning than they claimed.
- ^ Nimmo, Ben. "Three thousand fake tanks". medium.com. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Conspiracy web site headed by Ottawa professor sets dangerous example for students". Jewish Tribune. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 4 November 2005.
- ^ Walden, Max. "Coronavirus began in US, not China, Chinese official suggests" ABC News. 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b Broderick, Ryan (13 March 2020). "Chinese Diplomats Are Pushing Conspiracy Theories That The Coronavirus Didn't Originate In China". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Jordanians face a year in prison for stepping outdoors". The Times. London. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020. (subscription required)
- ^ Kamm, Oliver (23 April 2020). "The West is fighting two threats: the virus and a fierce propaganda war". CapX. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ a b VanderKlippe, Nathan (14 March 2020). "Chinese official promoting unfounded Canadian theory that coronavirus has roots in U.S. military". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "GEC Special Report: Pillars of Russia's Disinformation and Propaganda Ecosystem" (PDF). U.S. Department of State. 4 August 2020. p. 29. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Government House: Awards To Canadians". Canada Gazette. Vol. 148. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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