Pentagon Propaganda

Colin Powell: No Good Samaritan, only Bush's Deal-Sealer

Coleen Rowley | Posted 06.01.2009 | Home

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It might not be exactly kosher to repost somebody else's opinion piece, like Ray McGovern's May 28th one, "Colin Powell: No Good Samaritan" (first pos...

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Holy Crap: Donald Rumsfeld's Crusade Memos

Disgrasian | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

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They used to put Scripture like this on t-shirts in my Southern Baptist youth group, to get us kids pumped about spending the first week of summer, the first taste of freedom...quietly studying the Bible.

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Pentagon Knowingly Exposed U.S. Soldiers To Toxic Waste: Leaked Memo

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 03.10.2009 | World

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The Pentagon allegedly endangered U.S. soldiers by implementing and covering-up dangerously toxic waste-incineration practices at Balad Airbase in Ira...

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Pentagon Boosting Spending On PR: AP

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — As it fights two wars, the Pentagon is steadily and dramatically increasing the money it spends to win what it calls "the human ter...

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Pentagon Boosts Spending On PR Efforts, Raises Propaganda Concerns

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — As it fights two wars, the Pentagon is steadily and dramatically increasing the money it spends to win what it calls "the human ter...

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A Troubled World Awaits President Obama

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Obama's honeymoon will be brief. He faces the extraordinary challenge of dealing with a nation that has plunged into bankruptcy and exported financial crises around the globe.

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Congress Fights Pentagon Propaganda Machine That Sold Iraq War

Media Matters | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

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Washington, DC - Media Matters for America today applauds the inclusion of language in the 2009 Defense Authorization Bill responding to criticism of ...

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Time to Honor Our Fallen Heroes

Sen. Frank Lautenberg | Posted 08.01.2008 | Home

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We have had a long tradition of coming together as a nation to memorialize our fallen heroes--the men and women whose lives were lost on the battlefie...

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The Pentagon and the Banality of Evil

Rick Ayers | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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Not only did the Pentagon co-opt the press with "imbedded" journalists, but they censored and controlled the stories, making sure we did not see real images of the war and its cost.

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The War Pundits: Sam Power, McJoan, Danner, Mitchell

Ari Melber | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media

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By relying too heavily on government sources from one party, most pre-Iraq war coverage misstated the threat and drastically underplayed opposition to the war among experts, political elites, and the general public.

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House Votes to Ban Pentagon Propaganda: Networks Still Silent

Josh Silver | Posted 05.24.2008 | Media

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This is not the last time this media blight will rear its ugly head, and as long as it does, the American public will continue to be led by the nose to support disastrous wars, policies and politicians.

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Rumsfeld Told His Media Committee Our Enemies Are So Dastardly That They Have Media Committees

Jonathan Schwarz | Posted 05.19.2008 | Media

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Among the documents the New York Times pried loose from the Pentagon for their story on TV military analysts are the records from a December 12, 2006 meeting some of the analysts had with Donald Rumsfeld.

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The Military Analyst Scandal Dies -- Even on NPR?

Harry Shearer | Posted 05.08.2008 | Media

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Maybe we're not surprised anymore when hidden motives paraded before us are ignored by the corporate media. Have we also moved beyond public radio being held to a higher standard?

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'Message Force Multiplier' Scandal: Networks Assailed For 'Deafening Silence'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

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Michael Calderone and Avi Zenilman run down the ongoing effort to get network and cable news outlets to come clean on their use of "message force mult...

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Investigate the Pentagon Pundit Program

John Kerry | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

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Now that the Pentagon has announced this program has been suspended, what steps are being taken to make sure it never happens again?

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.03.2008 | Media

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Scientists ordered to lie by Bush administration; Pentagon suspends its illegal retired military analyst program; Rumsfeld's propaganda; Federal Elections Commission paralyzed.

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Top Democrat: Investigate "Potentially Illegal" Military Propaganda Program

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

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One of Congress' leading progressive figures sent a harsh letter to the Department of Defense on Friday demanding an investigation into reports of an ...

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As Fort Bragg Crumbles...

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

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Each week a new national outrage goes underreported. Last week it was the Pentagon puppets, this week it's the deplorable living conditions at Fort Bragg.

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Roy Sekoff with Dan Abrams on the Media's Obsession with Rev. Wright

Huff TV | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media

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Why Big Media is Mum about Its Propaganda Habit

Timothy Karr | Posted 05.01.2008 | Media

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The Bush administration's propaganda wouldn't have spread far if it weren't for its cozy relationship with media outlets like Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN.

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Shameful Days: Why Won't The Media Pursue the Pentagon Propaganda Scandal?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 04.30.2008 | Media

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The near-complete blackout on the Pentagon propaganda story, self-imposed by the culpable news organizations, is a despicable abdication of their role as a constitutionally protected check on our government. Read More Probing a Political Paradox: Why the Discredited Right Still Sets the Agenda and Dominates the Debate How is it that the 28 percent of the population that continues to support George W. Bush no matter how many bodies pile up in Iraq, how many jobs disappear overseas, or how high gas prices get, continues to dominate our politics? Read More Watch Arianna On: Good Morning America, 20/20, Charlie Rose, Real Time, The Situation Room, AC 360, CNN's Election Center, and MobLogic TV

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Times Let 'Pentagon Pipeline' Story Die On Its Front Page

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

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The aftermath of the story, for the Times, has been one of scant follow-up, lost scoops, and poor comparison when set alongside similar journalistic efforts.

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Fox News Still Featuring Pentagon Pundits

Josh Silver | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media

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Fox is still airing -- without disclosure -- two of the exposed pundits, Robert H. Scales and Thomas McInerney. See them for yourself.

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Pentagon Suspends Military Media Analysts Program

AFP | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media

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AFP reports: The Pentagon has suspended a public affairs program that has come under fire for using retired military "media analysts" as surrogates t...

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Military Propaganda Pushed Me Off TV

Jeff Cohen | Posted 04.28.2008 | Media

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The major TV networks were not hoodwinked by a Pentagon propaganda scheme. No government agency forced MSNBC to repeatedly feature the hawkish generals unopposed.

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