You read that headline correctly. Here’s an example list of what websites Marines in Iraq can and can’t visit:
* Wonkette – “Forbidden, this page (http://www.wonkette.com/) is categorized as: Forum/Bulletin Boards, Politics/Opinion.â€
* Bill O’Reilly (www.billoreilly.com) – OK […]
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.
Longtime readers may remember that I’ve bashed the military journalist “embed” program before, saying it led to propaganda stories, was biased towards the conservative publications, and kicked people out unfairly (say, for taking photographs of Humvees without adequate armor for instance, as two photographers were kicked out for a few months ago).
Well, I just read […]
Rummy has changed his tune on the U.S. taxpayer-funded propaganda in Iraq.
There’s an interesting discussion going on over at the huge tech news site Slashdot.org about Rummy’s dream of a more efficient propaganda machine. Go check it out, and scroll down to read the comments section.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Friday criticized a U.S. military program that pays Iraqi newspapers to plant stories favorable to the American mission, and mistakenly said the Pentagon had shut down the program shortly after its existence was revealed.
LA Times continues
How much is good press worth? To the Bush administration, about $1.6 billion.
That’s how much seven federal departments spent from 2003 through the second quarter of 2005 on 343 contracts with public relations firms, advertising agencies, media organizations and individuals, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
When the government spends our tax money on […]
BBC just published an Intruiging/frightening/interesting article yesterday about a declassified document, signed by Rumsfeld in 2003. I reccomend you read it fully, but if you don’t have the time, here’s the real important stuff:
A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military’s plans for “information operations” - from psychological operations, to attacks […]
Remember that nasty propaganda business a while back? In case you don’t, you could either click on the previous link- or read th next sentence. Good choice; the story was that the Pentagon was using our tax money (tens of millions of dollars, or more) to pay private right wing groups to pay off the […]
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