CAUGHT: Pentagon pundits on TV news

This video goes on to give examples and show how the pentagon used military officials to promote the war.  This will give any listener an inside opinion on how our public is getting information, and why they need to dig deep to understand what is really going on.

Pentagon's Pundits: A Look at the Defense Department's Propaganda Program

Pentagon's Pundits: A Look at the Defense Department's Propaganda Program

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The New York Times has revealed new details on how the Pentagon recruited more than seventy-five retired military officers to appear on TV outlets as so-called military analysts ahead of the Iraq war to portray Iraq as an urgent threat. The Times reported the Pentagon continues to use the analysts in a propaganda campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration’s wartime performance. We speak with Col. Sam Gardiner (Ret.) and Peter Hart of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting.

This image clearly exploits the pentagons use of military officials as puppets to report whatever they want to the news.

The Pentagon's Public Manipulation

Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/us/20generals.html?pagewanhttp://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=5356688136551161866&postID=3266490261110413564ted=1

"Hidden behind that appearance of objectivity, though, is a Pentagon information apparatus that has used those analysts (retired military officers) in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration’s wartime performance".

 "To the public, these men are members of a familiar fraternity, presented tens of thousands of times on television and radio as “military analysts” whose long service has equipped them to give authoritative and unfettered judgments about the most pressing issues of the post-Sept. 11 world".

"The effort, which began with the buildup to the Iraq war and continues to this day, has sought to exploit ideological and military allegiances, and also a powerful financial dynamic: Most of the analysts have ties to military contractors vested in the very war policies they are asked to assess on air".

During the Bush administration, business deals and arrangements were made to have historical and experienced military officials present news to the American public.  These officials were generally viewed as trust worthy and hero's to the American people, a perfect way for the government to sway the public's view.   When the Iraq war began, a general pole with Americans was that they were not fond of the war, that we should not be there to begin with.    With this knowledge, the government hired these officials to present news, that generally would appear to be in favor of America.  These analysts would get more airtime that other broadcasters and news, gaining leverage over the networks. 

Are these the type of people you want presenting your daily news on war and military actions?  People who are being paid to manipulate the everyday news that is being lived.  Of course information will always be altered or excluded from public knowledge, to "protect us" of course.  But this is a business deal being made by our own government to persuade our ideas about our own people.  Networks did not even know about these deals, assuming that the people giving the interview were credible, honest, and worthy of their knowledge.  Is it our right to know not only whats really going on, but the way its broadcasted? I believe it is.