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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 11:09 AM

    @danb

    Sorry, if I sound cynical, but I'm guessing we will see a shift in tone and substance in your articles. I think we'll find that you will not be that different from these generals you bemoan in regards to pushing a particular angle, because otherwise it would not be in your best economic interest to do so.

    I would suggest that you take a stroll through the archives and pay careful attention to what has been said about Jay Rockefeller, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer and, of course, Joe Lieberman. I won't presume to speak for Glenn, but I hang out at UT because it is a place dedicated to pursuit of truth and equal application the law for everyone.

    As to the economic interest, although Glenn is highly popular in the blogosphere, I doubt the revenue from Glenn's books and his work at Salon come within a tenth of what he would be earning today had he stayed with his New York law firm. I can't find a basis for his work here being about the money. Can you?

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