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CNN, the Pentagon's "military analyst program" and Gitmo
A detailed look at the documents produced by the Pentagon reveals just how corrupt the media's behavior was and, even more so, continues to be.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-05-09]

  • You don't believe in the constitution? [Laughter]

    Reading a transcript from the PRWatch link that Paul Dirks posted (http://www.prwatch.org/node/7261), it's impressive to witness the spirit of collaboration between the "independent military analysts" and Donald Rumsfeld. It's not just that they are being given talking points, they're fully team members helping to craft the message that will be force multiplied. But my favourite passage was this one, where someone accidentally farts in the elevator:

    QUESTION: I’m an old intel guy and I can sum all of this up, unfortunately, with one word. That is PsyOps. Now most people may hear that and they think oh my God, they’re trying to brainwash—

    SECRETARY RUMSFELD: What are you, some kind of nut? You don’t believe in the constitution? [Laughter]

    Everyone is a team player, and all but one are in on the unspoken understanding of the wrongness of what they're doing, morally and legally. I just wish the transcript writer had qualified the laughter. Was it nervous or over compensating?

    -- sinjan
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    Friday, May 9, 2008 07:43 AM
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