1.0 link 99496 <![CDATA[Shameful Days: Why Won't The Media Pursue the Pentagon Propaganda Scandal?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/shameful-days-why-wont-th_b_99496.html The last ten days have been among the most shameful in the history of American journalism.

On April 20th, the New York Times published its expose of the Bush administration's use of Pentagon-approved, prepped, and financially-enriched "military analysts" to appear on TV to help sell the invasion of Iraq, and then put a positive spin on the occupation -- even as conditions on the ground deteriorated.

It was a powerful illustration of the Bush administration's commitment to propaganda and disinformation. But...

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