Xpost must read: Leaked ICE memo details media strategy to counter citizen activist groups

[Mika]

Thanks to kpete for posting in LBN

Leaked ICE memo details media strategy to counter citizen activist groups
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0429/leaked-ice-memo-details-media-strategy-counter-citizen-activists

A memo leaked from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency is has immigration reform activist groups up in arms, calling the government's plans to argue on behalf of its programs "unbelievable" and an "an aggressive strategy for spin and deception."

The document details how the agency was to respond amid a host of planned protests against the so-called "Secure Communities" program. It reveals that ICE targeted major media in eight cities where activists planned their rallies, securing space in publications like The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Maimi Herald, The Washington Examiner and others.

"On the day of the launch, ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton placed opinion-editorials in Atlanta, Georgia; Miami, Florida; and Morristown, New Jersey—all sites of the campaign," noted Uncover the Truth, a joint advocacy campaign set up by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and other non-governmental groups.

kpete's LBN thread....

Leaked ICE memo details media strategy to counter citizen activist groups
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4361916

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Thanks for the post. I missed kpete's earlier posting. Recommend. n/t

[Peace Patriot]

2. Kudos to the whistleblower! Thanks for the info! nt

[Mika]

3. During the Elian meltdown it was discovered that the Pentagon had embeds at the Herald.

During the Knight-Ridder days.

New boss (McClatchy), same as the old boss.

:hi:

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