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Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:00 AM

The ongoing disgrace of NBC News and Brian Williams

Another story from the NYT further exposes the corruption of NBC's reliance on Gen. Barry McCaffrey as an "independent military analyst."

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  • Sunday, November 30, 2008 03:03 PM

    GOOD GOOD GOOD GLENN

    This is great. I want this story all over the net. BUT NBC IS ONLY A SMALL PART OF THIS.

    McCaffrey got his stipend from Veritas, got his expenses paid and extra from the Pentagon and got his pension and got money from NBC, MSNBC.

    He also got his marching orders from Rummy and when he strayed Rummy pulled away his 'favored access' which threatened his job with Veritas. Fine, NBC and MSNBC became shills for W and Dickie and Rummy.

    McCaffrey's contract with the defense contractor paid him $5,000.oo a month. But the k also provided that he could get a piece of the action on the total contract that ended up being worth over 4.5 billion dollars. But only if THE UNITED STATES STAYED IN IRAQ FOR A LONG TIME.

    It is right in the NYT article. This son of a bitch wouldn't make the big bonus if we got out of that country too early.

    McCaffrey is a rotten, lying, traitor to the USA, to the 300,000,000 million denizens who reside therein, to his own oath, to his old troops that he led. And this bastard is only one of 75 of the propaganda troop put together by dickie and rummy and w.

    Never, ever ever believe one goddamn thing that comes out of a general's mouth unless you have his entire financials in front of you.

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