Kucinich Calls for Docs on Iraq War 'Sell Job'
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U.S. State Dept To Splurge on Persian Media
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"Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asked Congress yesterday to provide $75 million in emergency funding to step up pressure on the Iranian government." If granted, the request would increase to $85 million the 2006 budget "to promote political change inside Iran," up from
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The UK and US: Similar Fake News, Iraq Occupations
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In 2002, the British government "launched a little-known television propaganda service that seems to mimic the U.S. government's deceptive approach to fake news," writes David Miller.
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At Lincoln Group, the Propaganda Never Ends
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The Lincoln Group, which planted Pentagon-written stories in Iraqi newspapers, won U.S.
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The Long, Protracted, Not-Going-To-Be-Over-Soon, War
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Reporter Tim Harper notes the Bush administration's shift from "War on Terror" to "The Long War." Communications professor Christopher Simpson explains, "The War on Terror brand had gone sour." Moreover, "if it is a Long War," then expanded executive powers "will be needed not just this year, but next year and for decades." Harper writes
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U.S. Government Media Contracts Revealed
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The nonpartisan investigative arm of the U.S.
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Lincoln Group Focuses on U.S. Media
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Lincoln Group, the Pentagon contractor recently outed for planting stories in Iraqi newspapers, is boosting its own PR efforts. The firm hired Bill Dixon, "a veteran PR executive," as its new director of media relations.
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Pentagon Will Better Plan Propaganda in 2006
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Pentagon OK's Online Propaganda
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"U.S. military websites that pay journalists to write articles and commentary supporting military activities in Europe and Africa do not violate U.S. law or Pentagon policies," concluded the Pentagon's inspector general.
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Iraq Information Operations Increase
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"The military has paid money to try to place favorable coverage on television stations in three Iraqi cities." The military gave one station "about $35,000 in equipment," is "building a new facility for $300,000," and pays $1000 to $2400 a month "for a weekly program that focuses positively on U.S. efforts." An Army National Guard commander confirmed his officers "suggest" stories for the weekly program and review it, before it is aired. The payments are not disclosed to viewers.
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