Talking Points [1]
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton [2] on
Joshua Micah Marshall, a former Washington Editor of the American Prospect [3], has some good insider dirt on Washington politics. His "Talking Points" website examines "astroturf" organizing, "op-ed payola" and other schemes used to manipulate the media and elected officials. It also provides viewable access to actual strategy documents from PR firms and lobbyists, such as a 1991 plan [4] developed by van Kloberg & Associates [5] for then-Zairian dictator Mobutu, and a 1992 plan [6] developed by Jefferson Waterman International [6] to help the Republic of Croatia get away with ethnic cleansing [7].