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Propaganda On The March

Note how the AP reported the story:

"...favorable stories in the Iraqi media..."
.....Multimillion-dollar contracts cover paying Iraqi newspapers and
journalists to get into print such stories about the war and the
rebuilding effort.

"The purpose of this program is to ensure factual information is provided
to the Iraqi public," Lt. Col. Barry Johnson, a U.S. military spokesman,
said in Iraq.

Note how the NYT portrays it:

"...it was revealed that his administration has spent tens of
millions of dollars on a coordinated campaign to spread misleading
covert propaganda through Iraqi media outlets..."

Sounds like we could use a program like this here at home! They're not
making stuff up - they're making sure the news media cover both sides
(which, as I understand it, they're supposed to do anyway - purely out of
professionalism) Conclusion: the NYT is no better at responsible
journalism than the Baghdad press.