Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon's Hidden Hand. (And Don't Forget The Ducks!)

So, I was just taking a closer look at the screen shots of the military talking heads the NYT completely busted for running interference for Rummy.  What was it the Pentagon call these puppets, con artists and double dippers? "Message force multipliers?"

Geez, how could I have been so fooled!

Behind Analysts, the Pentagon’s Hidden Hand (NYT)
How the Pentagon Spread Its Message (NYT/Multimedia)

(screenshots - via nytimes.com)

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[Echo]

Catapult operators.

Bought and paid for by our tax dollars I'm sure.

Sadly waiting for the day when we have nothing to lose.

That's what it is going to take in order to spark events.

[Tim Fuller]

Just for the heck of it I googled the last retired general because the camo bit was just too outrageous! I found one video on youtube of him where he's interviewed by a guy in favor of gays in the military. Near the end of the video he's presented as a military expert who says gays are disruptive to the mission. Somebody remember to tell that to Alexander the Great. Here's the video link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zdBb8o41-U&feature

Wonder how much the homophobes pay to spread their hate speech? Must be a lot.

Matter of fact, all these media whores are being overpaid to lie to us. How else to explain the fascination with not making 'poor people earning under a QUARTER MILLION A YEAR' pay taxes? How much do you have to be making to consider $250k a year as poor? Something to think about.

Enjoy.

[Pedrolino]

Lt. Col. Maginnis is wearing camouflage because he's demonstrating the kind of armour soldiers would be wearing in the field. I remember seeing the episode of the News Hour that this screenshot was taken from. Actually, it was pretty informative (with respect to the armour). Whatever else it was, his outfit was not "outrageous".

[black dog barking]

Any of those gentlemen that graduated from West Point were subject to a very simple code of honor while training:

"A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do."

Since there was a good chance that West Point graduates would be asked to kill it is in everyone's interest that those charged with such responsibility willing strive to conduct that is above reproach.

It may be time to add a fifth pillar of conduct to this oath, an admonition against "gaming the system".

[jtfromBC]

~ getting up close and personal with The Complex Hacks: military, industrial and media.
~ nothing newsworthy here other than the audacious claims that fellow travellers in the fifth estate were so surprised
~ its great that a vibrant press exists and digs out this psyops product when its usefulness has reached it expiry date
~ oh and ah yes, lets again thank heavens for our free press

[Mpetti]

Hi everyone – we are trying to give people a way to take action on this issue. An administration secretly forcing favorable views via the press is not a partisan issue. This is a violation of every conceivable standard of journalism -- and possibly of federal law.

It's time the truth about the selling of this war came out. You can help make this happen. Take Action here: http://tinyurl.com/3ra7e3. Signing this letter does work. If we can get 50,000 people to join this call to Congress, they will likely take action to stop government propaganda. The public has help stop fake news in the past. (http://www.freepress.net/fakenews)

You can watch this video for more information, and evidence of this issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQP7ASBdwdo.

[areyablind]

I gotta wonder, who the hell honestly thought a "retired" general with "inside sources" would be a reliable source of information about a war? Despite the obvious, that there are very few leaks in the pentagon because giving away secrets of national security tends to get one long times in small rooms;
Even if you know the sensitive high level stuff, that means you have worked in the pentagon long enough to GET to the high level stuff, ie. your job is/has been, to make war.

Simple job security should make any "source at the pentagon" immediately suspect on factual information. Job security not enough? You worked in the United States Pentagon for years, which means you likely have a bit of kinship with the old firm, even if you want to dog it on occasion.
No, I weren't biting these stories to start with.