Defense Department temporarily stops feeding info to retired military officers pending review

[JohnWxy]

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042708A.shtml

Saturday 26 April 2008

Arlington, Virginia - The Defense Department has temporarily stopped feeding information to retired military officers pending a review of the issue, said Robert Hastings, principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs.

The New York Times first reported on Sunday that the Defense Department was giving information to retired officers serving as pundits for various media organizations in order to garner favorable media coverage.

Some of these retired officers saw their access to key decision-makers as possible business opportunities for the defense contractors they represent, according to the newspaper. The story also alleged

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[seemslikeadream]

1. since we've been caught................

[Rex]

2. I'm sorry but the DD needs to go, nothing but greed and corruption

with ZERO thought about the vets killing themselves in droves or the ones living in rat infested buildings while coping with a lost limb...time for a new Dept under a new boss that actually CARES about the people making the 'ultimate sacrifice'.