Comments on: Dean Godson: “Research Director” http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/ Not about wood or vegetables Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:37:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Boris, Dean Godson, Andrew Gilligan and, er, the Routemaster bus? http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-3312 Boris, Dean Godson, Andrew Gilligan and, er, the Routemaster bus? Sat, 24 May 2008 23:23:32 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-3312 [...] much more than just a ‘Daily Telegraph leader writer and Tory activist’.  Let’s review the evidence (etc.): Most notably, he holds the extraordinary distinction of having lost his [...] […] much more than just a ‘Daily Telegraph leader writer and Tory activist’.  Let’s review the evidence (etc.): Most notably, he holds the extraordinary distinction of having lost his […]

]]> By: If you only knew said, http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-3053 If you only knew said, Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:50:15 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-3053 If you actually investigate rather than speculate you would find out. Staines worked on World Briefing and British Briefing. They were spook-publications associated with Brian Crozier, who was a CIA bagman at times. Crozier and Godson senior go back. There are some publicly verifiable traces of the involvement of Staines. The whole Contra thing he was part of at the European end was part of 'Project Democracy'. Which was a DIA (not a typo) funded enterprise from the people who brought you Iran-Contra. I know this to be true. However I am guessing that the Policy Exchange clumsy attempt to manufacture evidence was based on the Institute for the Study of Conflict model of think tank work. The ISC was a private sector ally of the IRD. Crozier set up a news features syndication service which fed stories and articles into the press. The right wing blogs of today fulfill a similar role. If you actually investigate rather than speculate you would find out.

Staines worked on World Briefing and British Briefing. They were spook-publications associated with Brian Crozier, who was a CIA bagman at times. Crozier and Godson senior go back.

There are some publicly verifiable traces of the involvement of Staines. The whole Contra thing he was part of at the European end was part of ‘Project Democracy’. Which was a DIA (not a typo) funded enterprise from the people who brought you Iran-Contra.

I know this to be true. However I am guessing that the Policy Exchange clumsy attempt to manufacture evidence was based on the Institute for the Study of Conflict model of think tank work. The ISC was a private sector ally of the IRD.

Crozier set up a news features syndication service which fed stories and articles into the press. The right wing blogs of today fulfill a similar role.

]]> By: More on Dean Godson « Parburypolitica http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1752 More on Dean Godson « Parburypolitica Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:54:50 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1752 [...] and wrecking Britiain’s chance to become a modern social democracy. Now it appears that the Research Director of Cameron’s favourite thinktank was parted company from the Telegraph f....  That must have taken some doing! Via  Bloggerheads Posted by parburypolitica Filed in [...] […] and wrecking Britiain’s chance to become a modern social democracy. Now it appears that the Research Director of Cameron’s favourite thinktank was parted company from the Telegraph f….  That must have taken some doing! Via  Bloggerheads Posted by parburypolitica Filed in […]

]]> By: Garry http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1723 Garry Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:57:57 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1723 chrisc, a classic response. Thank you. Astonishingly, I can be concerned about Islamist extremism <i>and</i> the way Dean Godson and Policy Exchange go about their business. Contrary to your implication, the existence of the one doesn't give a free pass to the other to do whatever they like without scrutiny. Tim, he certainly has been a busy boy. If you only knew, interesting but speculative. Not sure I'm buying it. chrisc, a classic response. Thank you.

Astonishingly, I can be concerned about Islamist extremism and the way Dean Godson and Policy Exchange go about their business. Contrary to your implication, the existence of the one doesn’t give a free pass to the other to do whatever they like without scrutiny.

Tim, he certainly has been a busy boy.

If you only knew, interesting but speculative. Not sure I’m buying it.

]]> By: If you only knew http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1718 If you only knew Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:20:56 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1718 Encounter magazine was very different from the privately circulated intelligence briefing sheets that Staines worked on in his younger days. You are getting warmer though, there is an historical link between US taxpayer funded propagandists like Godson and Staines. If you look beyond the successful Acid House / video games champion disinformation he seeded into the popular version of his biography you'll notice some interesting clues. Why did a very smart young man (he was a teenage Mensa member) with committed right-wing leanings drop out of college to have an army career lasting only months? After his suspiciously short military career he joined the SDP, handy for political cover, where he concentrates his efforts on foreign affairs - namely boosting support for anti-Communist insurgencies in the third world. He was an "asset" to somebody wasn't he? He was publicly the London end of ISHR, (IGFM in Germany) which was set-up by NTS Cold War warriors and is now acknowledged as a successful CIA front. Staines has updated the methods of Brian Crozier for today. Brian Crozier is the link between Godson and Staines. Read Crozier's book "Free Agent" to get an idea of the methods. Have you noticed that Staines is ridiculously camera shy? Covert operators have it so very deeply ingrained into them. Encounter magazine was very different from the privately circulated intelligence briefing sheets that Staines worked on in his younger days. You are getting warmer though, there is an historical link between US taxpayer funded propagandists like Godson and Staines.

If you look beyond the successful Acid House / video games champion disinformation he seeded into the popular version of his biography you’ll notice some interesting clues.

Why did a very smart young man (he was a teenage Mensa member) with committed right-wing leanings drop out of college to have an army career lasting only months?

After his suspiciously short military career he joined the SDP, handy for political cover, where he concentrates his efforts on foreign affairs - namely boosting support for anti-Communist insurgencies in the third world. He was an “asset” to somebody wasn’t he? He was publicly the London end of ISHR, (IGFM in Germany) which was set-up by NTS Cold War warriors and is now acknowledged as a successful CIA front.

Staines has updated the methods of Brian Crozier for today. Brian Crozier is the link between Godson and Staines. Read Crozier’s book “Free Agent” to get an idea of the methods.

Have you noticed that Staines is ridiculously camera shy? Covert operators have it so very deeply ingrained into them.

]]> By: chrisc http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1714 chrisc Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:08:02 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1714 Nothing to worry about in those bookshops then...phew, glad you've sorted that one out! Nothing to worry about in those bookshops then…phew, glad you’ve sorted that one out!

]]> By: Cold War http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1702 Cold War Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:07:57 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1702 [...] Dean Godson: “Research Director” [...] […] Dean Godson: “Research Director” […]

]]> By: Tim Ireland http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1695 Tim Ireland Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:21:52 +0000 http://www.sticksandcarrots.net/2007/12/16/dean-godson-research-director/#comment-1695 You may recall that Paul Staines (aka Guido Fawkes) enjoyed some success in his younger days working on a publication not entirely unlike Encounter magazine: http://tinyurl.com/2rscua You may recall that Paul Staines (aka Guido Fawkes) enjoyed some success in his younger days working on a publication not entirely unlike Encounter magazine:
http://tinyurl.com/2rscua

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