nytimes.com multimedia on the Pentagon’s message control

There’s an astounding investigative piece in the New York Times today about who the Pentagon used the analysts hired by TV networks to control the messages about military affairs in the post-Sept. 11 world.
In many cases, David Barstow documents, these retired officers echoed Pentagon talking points on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC and other networks. In [...]

A hilarious example of why YouTube requires skepticism

First watch this video. Then read this story from The Spokesman-Review.
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