FCC Probes Ties Between Military and Pundits

[Space Tycoon]

Is this the USA, or the USSA?!

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/10/fcc_pushing_to_finish_analyst-.html?hpid=news-col-blogs

The Federal Communications Commission has begun looking into allegations that the Pentagon recruited and, in effect, trained nearly two dozen retired military officers to promote the Bush administration's war policies in the news media.

A investigation published by The New York Times in May, "Message Machine," found that the Pentagon "used those analysts in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration's wartime performance." Nineteen seemingly objective TV and radio analysts were given classified information and private briefings by senior White House, Justice and Defense Department officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney. And many of those analysts also had ties to military contractors, the Times reported.









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[Bill_the_Pony]

Is this the USA, or the USSA?!

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/10/fcc_pushing_to_finish_analyst-.html?hpid=news-col-blogs
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But...but that would be a Federal Offense! :eek:


In another related article at the post: "The people have the right under the law to know whether someone espousing an opinion has been paid to do so or if they are giving independent judgment so that the public can evaluate the full picture," Adelstein said.


It's Americo. The full picture is not surprising at all.

A pleasant surprise would be to see this criminal regime pay, and pay hard. :mad:

[Space Tycoon]

Well, that won't happen. the Republicans are convinced of the righteousness of their cause, and the Democrats lack the spine to bring that sort of justice.








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