Times investigation blows lid off Pentagon propaganda in U.S.

A New York Times investigation has exposed the fraudulent activity of “military analysts” employed by the mainstream media to push the White House and Pentagon agenda in their misguided “war on terror.”

No. Really? The U.S. government propagandizing its own citizens? Peel me from the pavement.

An excerpt:

” Analysts have been wooed in hundreds of private briefings with senior military leaders, including officials with significant influence over contracting and budget matters, records show. They have been taken on tours of Iraq and given access to classified intelligence. They have been briefed by officials from the White House, State Department and Justice Department, including Mr. Cheney, Alberto R. Gonzales and Stephen J. Hadley. In turn, members of this group have echoed administration talking points, sometimes even when they suspected the information was false or inflated. Some analysts acknowledge they suppressed doubts because they feared jeopardizing their access.”

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