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Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:00 AM

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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Sunday, May 11, 2008 02:38 PM

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land --

"@ Jkalos

"Regarding the oath to the Constitution, "cabdriver" makes the ultimate observation that the military is commanded by the political and that insubordination to the CIC is considered near treason. This is but another instance where the real trumps the ideal."

And the civilian -- that is the term in the law, not "political" -- is ALSO sworn to protect and defend the Constitution.

"The only effective protest is resignation, which you as a principled individual did... yes? I have a lot of respect for that.

"-- shooter242 Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:58 AM"

You wouldn't recognize principle if it handed you its ID signed by "God" Itself. That being the fact, who could be impressed for your "respect" for it?

—JNagarya Read JNagarya's other letters

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