Nobel Peace Prize's Maria Ressa: a US Citizen Funded by the US Government

Maria Ressa - awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - is promoted by the Western media as a heroic, brave, independent journalist standing up to the government of the Philippines and its president, Rodrigo Duterte.

What is left buried in articles about Maria Ressa is that she’s actually a US citizen funded by the US through the National Endowment for Democracy and her media platform - Rappler - is a purveyor of anti-China rhetoric serving US interests at the cost of the Philippines’ own best interests.

The irony of Ressa winning a “peace prize” is Rappler’s propaganda aims at stirring up conflict - not avoiding it.

References:

CNN - Nobel winner Maria Ressa vows to fight for facts and the rule of law:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/08/media/maria-ressa-nobel-peace-prize-interview-intl/index.html

Who Funds & Supports Rappler?

US NED - Philippines 2020:
https://www.ned.org/region/asia/philippines-2020/
Rappler - U.S. should resist Maria Ressa verdict – Washington Post:
https://www.rappler.com/nation/united-states-should-resist-maria-ressa-verdict-washington-post
NED - FORUM Q&A: MARIA RESSA:
https://www.ned.org/forum-qa-maria-ressa-on-digital-disinformation-and-philippine-democracy-in-the-balance/
Rappler - The Rappler Story:
https://www.rappler.com/about/rappler-story-independent-journalism-impact
IPI - Journalism takes centre stage in Vienna - 2021 IPI World Congress:
https://ipi.media/journalism-takes-centre-stage-in-vienna-at-the-2021-ipi-world-congress/
IPI 2021 Speakers: https://ipiwoco2021.sched.com/directory/speakers
IPI 2021 Partners/Sponsors: https://ipiwoco2021.sched.com/directory/sponsors

What is the US getting for its money?

Atlas of Economic Complexity - Philippines (2019):
https://atlas.cid.harvard.edu/explore?country=174&product=undefined&year=2019&productClass=HS&target=Partner&partner=undefined&startYear=undefined

Rappler - Carpio refutes Duterte, says Hague tribunal heard China’s position:
https://www.rappler.com/nation/carpio-says-false-tribunal-west-philippine-sea-did-not-hear-china-side
Rappler - Duterte still defeatist towards China on West Philippine Sea issue:
https://www.rappler.com/nation/duterte-still-defeatist-china-west-philippine-sea-sona-2021
Rappler - How Duterte’s love affair with China shaped the PH economy:
https://www.rappler.com/business/charts-how-duterte-love-affair-china-shaped-philippine-economy
Rappler - Lorenzana: Ex-China envoy told me, 'Please do not touch' PH-US military treaty:
https://www.rappler.com/nation/lorenzana-says-ex-china-envoy-told-not-touch-philippines-united-states-military-treaty
Rappler - Why you should vote for a Duterte in 2022:
https://www.rappler.com/voices/imho/opinion-why-you-should-vote-duterte-2022
Rappler - Between justice and diplomacy: What is the ASEAN for? (South China Sea):
https://www.rappler.com/voices/imho/analysis-between-justice-diplomacy-what-asean-for
Rappler - China's game of Go (another anti-China rant):
https://www.rappler.com/voices/imho/opinion-china-game-go
Rappler - Doubling down on deterrence in the West Philippine Sea:
https://www.rappler.com/voices/imho/opinion-doubling-down-deterrence-west-philippine-sea

Who is the NED?

US NED - Board of Directors:
https://www.ned.org/about/board-of-directors/
Guardian - US diplomat convicted over Iran-Contra appointed special envoy for Venezuela:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/26/elliott-abrams-venezuela-us-special-envoy
US NED - Scott Carpenter (direct involvement in the US occupation of Iraq, 2003-2004):
https://www.ned.org/experts/scott-carpenter/
US NDI - 2017 DEMOCRACY DINNER:
https://www.ndi.org/our-stories/2017-democracy-dinner-explores-global-threat-disinformation
60 Minutes - Punishing Saddam:
https://vimeo.com/63097068

Aiding former colonialists

US Office of the Historian - Philippines:
https://history.state.gov/countries/philippines#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20recognized%20the%20Republic%20of%20the%20Philippines%20as,1946%2C%20when%20President%20Harry%20S.&text=The%20United%20States%20and%20the,previously%20been%20under%20American%20sovereignty.
Reuters - U.S. returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre (2018):
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-usa-bells-idUSKBN1OA09N
Rappler - Fast Facts: Balangiga Massacre:
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/things-to-know-balangiga-massacre

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