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How the military analyst program controlled news coverage: in the Pentagon's own words

"We develop a core group from within our media analyst list of those that we can count on to carry our water. They become the key go to guys for the networks and it begins to weed out the less reliably friendly analysts by the networks themselves."
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:57 AM

    RMP

    The one thing I haven’t noticed mentioned on this thread and mentioned often in past threads, is that propaganda by the Pentagon is illegal.

    Absolutely correct - it is not only morally repugnant, but it is expressly illegal. Outrageously (but unsurprisingly) enough, this enormous fact is the most under-reported facet of this story.

    Just file it in the same dark, neglected drawer as warrantless wiretapping, detainee abuse, politicization of the Justice Department, criminal prosecution of political foes, lawlessness of military contractors...

    —DCLaw1 Read DCLaw1's other letters

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