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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."

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  • Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:13 PM

    @Aycharaych

    I totally agree. Wanting answers is a mindset that should be taught at home and in school. It is all part of having the personal confidence to love an open mind and learning new things. Our education system not only doesn’t inspire of love of learning, we are getting worse not better because of stupid political nonsense like No Child Left Behind and teaching to the test. The closed or confused minds that result do not make good decisions in the ballot box and are too easily led astray by politicians and the M$M and support using force far too soon instead of talking to your opposition and using negotiations and compromise first and foremost.

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