Nathan Eccleston

Britain’s sports stars at the service of war propaganda

 
 
Britain’s sports stars at the service of war propaganda
 
 
 
[propaganda alert]
 
compiled by Cem Ertür
 
11 November 2011
 
 
 
 
  
 
2011 Poppy Appeal poster features British tennis star Andy Murray

British Footballer Under Investigation for 9/11 Comments. Nathan Eccleston has over 39,000 followers on his Twitter account.

British Footballer Under Investigation for 9/11 Comments. The Liverpool Football Club says it will investigate Nathan Eccleston for comments the athlete made about the September 11 attacks. Eccleston is a striker for the Liverpool team and has over 39,000 followers on his Twitter account.

BBC: Liverpool to investigate 9/11 tweet from Nathan Eccleston

14 September 2011 13:03 UK

Nathan Eccleston Eccleston (left) made his Liverpool debut against Arsenal in October 2009

Liverpool are investigating striker Nathan Eccleston for comments on Twitter that suggested the 11 September attacks were not the work of terrorists.

A tweet that has since been taken down said: "I ain't going to say attack don't let the media make u believe that was terrorist that did it. #OTIS."

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