A Guide to 'NYT' Scoop on Pentagon's Media Propaganda

[babsbunny]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003791665

By Greg Mitchell

Published: April 20, 2008 12:45 PM ET

NEW YORK The front-page David Barstow epic in today's New York Times on how the Pentagon, starting in 2002, assembled a crew of retired military officers to disseminate propaganda via all-too-willing network and cable news outlets is drawing wide attention (see other story). Barstow aptly refers to this as "a kind of media trojan horse."

Even if it confirms what many have already sensed the details are truly damning and shocking -- more Orwell than oh, well. And it continues up to the present day, with the revelation that Gen. Petraeus met with members of this propaganda group just two weeks ago (he had met with them previously, as well). "Anything we can do help," one analyst described this most recent meeting.

The Pentagon referred to the analysts as "message-force multipliers."

The entire lengthy article, and special interactive and original source features, are posted at www.nytimes.com. But a few angles:

[bushmeister0]

1. I'm sure the media having seen the error of thier ways will quickly

update their vetting policies on the use of retired military types. Right? No?

[TomInTib]

2. "message-force multipliers."

Militarese for "mother-fucking manipulators".

An "m-f m" by any other name....

[annabanana]

3. k&r. . . . . . .. n/t