Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand

Written By: - Date published: 9:33 am, April 23rd, 2008 - 2 comments
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The NY Times reports on the symbiotic relationship between media “military analysts” and the Bush administration.

Records and interviews show how the Bush administration has used its control over access and information in an effort to transform the analysts into a kind of media Trojan horse — an instrument intended to shape terrorism coverage from inside the major TV and radio networks.

Analysts have been wooed in hundreds of private briefings with senior military leaders, including officials with significant influence over contracting and budget matters, records show. They have been taken on tours of Iraq and given access to classified intelligence. They have been briefed by officials from the White House, State Department and Justice Department, including Mr. Cheney, Alberto R. Gonzales and Stephen J. Hadley.

In turn, members of this group have echoed administration talking points, sometimes even when they suspected the information was false or inflated. Some analysts acknowledge they suppressed doubts because they feared jeopardizing their access.

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2 comments on “Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand ”

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  1. andy 1
    23 April 2008 at 11:56 am

    Propaganda has to be used in times of war. Always has always will. the US military/Govt is using all avenues, and seems to have been very successful.

    All in all, are you really that surprised?

  2. travellerev 2
    26 April 2008 at 4:09 am

    I just found this post.
    If you think that the level of influence is limited to the media think again.

    http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/042508M.shtml

    Matrix, here we come.

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