Bush administration found involved in illegal ‘covert propaganda’

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/October/theworld_October17.xml§ion=theworld

WASHINGTON - The administration of President George W. Bush broke the law as it resorted to illegal “covert propaganda” in trying to sell its key education initiative to the public, US congressional investigators have found.

The finding, made public by the Government Accountability Office on Friday, added to a plethora of big and small ethics scandals besetting the administration and its top Republican allies and putting them on the defensive one year before congressional elections.

The investigation was ordered by Democratic Senators Edward Kennedy and Frank Lautenberg earlier this year, in the wake of reports the Education Department had paid newspaper columnist and television commentator Armstrong Williams thousands of dollars to help promote the No Child Left Behind Law.

The 2002 bipartisan measure established new testing requirements for public schools designed to ensure that students achieve an acceptable level of proficiency in reading and mathematics.

Bird Flu!

[gademocrat7]

1. Why am I not surprised

This administration has shown blatant disregard for the law. When will justice be served?

[applegrove]

2. It is illegal to use propaganda on U.S. citizens.

[pretzel4gore]

4. in that case, foxnews and CNNT are outlaws

:shrug:
gasp
:scared:

[applegrove]

5. It is illegal for government to use propaganda. This is a clear cut

case. Notice how after they were found out.. they stopped paying or producing "news".

[kentuck]

3. We know there are more people out there on the take....

besides Armstrong Williams, but for some reason, the media does not want to investigate? Maybe because they work for the same media corporations? It's a scandal that needs further investigation. For example, was Judith Miller also on the WH payroll?