White House Paid Journalists To Go On Middle East Propaganda Network

ProPublica:

Alhurra, the U.S. government-funded Arabic news channel, paid former Bush and Clinton administration officials, lobbyists and high-profile Washington journalists tens of thousands of dollars in U.S. taxpayer money to appear on the network as commentators, according to interviews and a review of company records.

A number of payments went to people tied to the White House and the Republican Party. Chad Kolton, a former spokesman for the Director of National Intelligence and Federal Emergency Management Agency; Trent Duffy, President Bush's former deputy press secretary; Jennifer Millerwise Dyck, a former aid to Vice President Cheney and former CIA spokeswoman, and Terry Holt, the spokesman for Bush-Cheney 2004, were among those paid to appear.

Morton Kondracke, the conservative commentator and executive editor of Roll Call; David Corn, the Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones, and Washington Times reporters Bill Gertz and Joseph Curl also made paid appearances on Alhurra in the last six months.

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Comments

[Shaddup]

Duh. I mean, they've been paying off journalists since Day 1, the day he stole the election. That's why we've all been complaining about how news outlets aren't really reporting real news. And if they do try to bridge news-worthy subjects, they have an obvious Republican-tilt.

Oh, by the way, the news outlet in the Middle East? The Middle Easterners call it "The Cheney Channel."

[Crake]

Oh yeah, and one more thing guys, it was a JASSM missile that hit the first tower and the pentagon. Sleep tight =D

[keepemhonest]

Ok, so who is the bureau chief for Alhurra? Karl Rove?

The Bush family constantly uses taxpayer money to fund BS campaigns.

-- Bush/Cheney paid over 70,000 insurgents NOT to fire on US soldiers to make the "appearance" the surge was working.

I will never understand why the democrats refuse to impeach both Bush/Cheney and refuse to bring them up on war crimes.

-- S&L collapse: Bush's little brother, Neil Bush cost the taxpayers over $1Billion dollars when daddy-Bush was Vice President after Neil breached of his fiduciary duties involving multiple conflicts of interest with the Silverado Savings & Loan (S&L collapse).

-- No Child Left Behind: Also Neil Bush is STILL being paid Millions of taxpayer dollars every year for Neil's Ignite!Learning test which, is the test required for ALL school children to take under No Child Left Behind. How about that, George pays Neil taxpayer money for the test George requires and mandates ALL public school children take under No Child Left Behind.

-- Haliburton: No bid contracts in Iraq ... MILLIONS of taxpayer $$$!!!

oh well, the list goes on & on & ON & ON & ON!!!

[InofTouch]

I laugh cause they were paying people who were already on there side.

Morton Kondracke, the conservative commentator and executive editor of Roll Call; David Corn, the Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones, and Washington Times reporters Bill Gertz and Joseph Curl also made paid appearances on Alhurra in the last six months.

[ComnCents]

My history knowledge is suspect, but it appears to me that the last 7 years of King George has a lot in common with the Spanish Inquisition.

[keemia]

we knew they bought the press. the question is, what are the democrats in cogress going to do about it. my guess is a fat NOTHING which is exactly what they've done since we handed them the majority. pathetic, they are.

[wm1066]

And they used our tax dollars to buy that press!

[jdfast]

Don't forget that the Dems are in this as deep as the republicans. They are all crooks and the only reason they go to DC is to get rich on our dime. We are lucky to have some good people in congress both republican and democrats but they are few and far between. Why do you think that they let FISA go the way it did. Would it be because they didn't want everyone to know how much money a lot of congressmen and women took form the telecom lobbies. Just follow the money and you will see why this country is circling the bowl.

[levibatgirl]

bush has not been a president these past few years.

He has been dear leader.

[1differentdrummer]

Love the coyote-like picture of w. Sly dude.

[KarlRoves3rdchin]

DUH!

Just remember that every time you read about 'the White House paying' for the distribution of propaganda and paid for propagandists whether it's in this country or not that really means YOU and I are paying for it. This is what our tax dollars are paying for. While our infrastructure crumbles and our schools and everything else goes down the drain -our tax dollars go to Iraq, big oil, and propaganda!!

[Tobiasism]

Is it any wonder that this network was suspect in the arab world and turned out another miserable failure?

[Durango]

You know? All that propaganda and "education" didn't work for the Communists either. Like it isn't working for the Bush Administration. Billions spent and next to no one convinced.

The Soviets pumped their citizens full of propaganda from birth. And it all came apart as soon as the leash was loosened.

Of course they were not nearly as sophisticated at Propaganda as American Corporate media are.

[midwestvoter]

Wonder what the going price for one's soul is these days. Hope they got paid in Euros.

[WIpatriot]

...didn't have any souls to start with...

[ErnestineBass]

Amen to that, brother WI!

[itolduso]

Hey, with newspapers cutting the size of news columns and laying off reporters and journalists, the poor guys have to earn a living somewhere! We can't complain about the poor job our watch dogs are doing if we allow the crooks to feed them more than we will!

[wadenelson1]

That's what I was thinking. As a freelance writer I could come up with whatever sort of propaganda they want in return for a regular paycheck. Where do I apply. Well, I guess I should start by registering Republican, huh?

[Zhonni]

I think MY HEAD IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE!!!!

We need to remove Pelosi. Everytime something like this comes out it fans my anti-Pelosi sentiments. We need a leader who is not afraid to do what is just. Some are afraid of blow back that the Republicans got during Bill's impeachment. The blow back was because it was just for show. This is serious business where people have died, lost their jobs,....

I trully hate to see this happening to America. If Bush and Cheney are not impeached, the image of America will remain damaged for a lot time to come.

[lisakaz2]

More business as usual for these anti-democratic scum trying to spread their brand of imperialism to the world.