Yesterday, the Department of Defense Inspector General released its report on the military analyst program first revealed by the New York Times last April.
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If everybody understands it, why does the Pentagon bother sending its hoes to work the news shows?
You know, I wouldn't accept a "Mom! EVERYBODY's doing it and EVERYBODY knows it's being done!" from my own kid. I'm sure in the heII not going to take it from the Pentagon.
Sounds like he just pleaded guilty to a crime to me...
""Everyone Understands" Pentagon Spreads Propaganda?"
Fine.
Then replace these 'military analysts' with someone who will tell us the truth.
Well, we sure know it now.
I don't mind the propaganda as long as it is acknowledged as such up front.
CNN, FOX, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC are all infotainment outlets.
DemocracyNow! for televised and "The Nation" for print are infromation outlets.
Everyone also understands that in a democracy, the press should be fair and independant - which is why I watch Democracy Now, Countdown, and the Rachel Maddow show -
Notice how all these people are now trying to scurry back under the fridge? Don't worry, roaches, Obama won't push the button on that can of Raid. He's going to need you to do the same favors for him in a few years to get him out of a jam.
Basically there're telling America to get over it. This is business.
Pentagon officials and their puppets are nearly all military industrial vicious-cyclist profiteers, same as many in Rand, CIA. We'll see if that corrupt conflict of interest remains in power. Those people invested in Defense Contractors or the like of KBR simply profit at the deaths of human beings. Period. There are documented actions obviously based on the profit incentive to incite death, regardless of innocence, political fallout, or any semblance of reason and logic. This will continue unless they are rooted out entirely. This doesn't have to be a public thing, just get them as far away from corrupting and destroying the enacting of the better intentions of the people they are paid to represent as possible.
Appatrently this guy forgot how Walter Chronkite (a real news man) exposed all of the pentagon lies during vietnam.
And that is exactly why they'll never let it happen again.
The USA's foreign policy is built on propaganda. Why are surprised or angry it is used on us at home??
"Everyone understands Pentagon spreads propaganda
And now we know this country's MSM does as well.
Thank goodness for The Guardian (UK), and the BBC (sometimes).
Did this guy just implicate himself in saying that he did something that "Everyone understands" is against the law?
BUSHCO AND ALL IT'S MEMBERS NEED TO BE TRIED AND SENTENCED!!!!
The MSM has enabled their own demise. During the last 8 years they reported Bush administration spin and bullshit like it was real. End result: No credibility and readership leaving in droves.
An un-named network VP says, "Everybody understand
That puts it into the "conventional wisdom" canon.
There's still plenty of old people who believe everything they hear on MSM news.
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Think Progress | January 17, 2009 07:04 PM