The New York Times reported Monday that the Pentagon used former military generals to spread significant messages about the status of American armed forces affairs.
According to the Times, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld held meetings with the generals about certain types of media messages.
The story revealed that some time, the Pentagon has transcended predetermined messages to the retired generals to send to the mainstream media.
Here is an example of a story they all came together on:
This story is a victory for the Times, but a dangerous one for America. It has certainly led to a few questions:
For starters, what is the role of government propaganda at a time like this, when our country is at war in two different nations? It seems only to serve the purpose of deceiving Americans to gain falsely attained support.
The following document is a list of the things the generals agreed to say on CNN, ABC, NBC, Fox, CBS and other stations, and then proceeded to do.
It seems now more than ever, we must look to the news as a source of information, not necessarily truth.
1 comment:
Great post -- wish you could have tied it to the youth vote. 9pts
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