Abraham Lincoln is rolling over in his grave. Our anonymous sources say Abe wanted out of the Republican party yesterday.
Did someone say the Bush Administration will go down in history as the Lying Administration? I only wish I could say this latest news of the Bushies planting propaganda in the Iraqi 'Free Press' comes as a shocking outrage.
But, ho hum, Bushie is merely doing his usual best to make 'democracy' in Iraq resemble 'democracy' in America.
Freedom is on the march and all that jazz.
LA Times:
WASHINGTON — As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written by American troops in an effort to burnish the image of the U.S. mission in Iraq.
The articles, written by U.S. military "information operations" troops, are translated into Arabic and placed in Baghdad newspapers with the help of a defense contractor, according to U.S. military officials and documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
Many of the articles are presented in the Iraqi press as unbiased news accounts written and reported by independent journalists. The stories trumpet the work of U.S. and Iraqi troops, denounce insurgents and tout U.S.-led efforts to rebuild the country.
The operation is designed to mask any connection with the U.S. military. The Pentagon has a contract with a small Washington-based firm called Lincoln Group, which helps translate and place the stories. The Lincoln Group's Iraqi staff, or its subcontractors, sometimes pose as freelance reporters or advertising executives when they deliver the stories to Baghdad media outlets.
Hat tip to Cursor
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