i can hear RAT heads exploding right now...
Posted on 09/24/2011 7:45:37 PM PDT by Kaslin
A three-year government investigation has found no wrongdoing by Bush-era Pentagon officials when they gave war briefings to retired military analysts who served as TV and radio commentators.
The probe by the Pentagon inspector general was a response to a 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning article in the New York Times that implied the former military officers, some of whom worked for or were defense contractors, received financial favors in return for their commentary and that they were tools in a propaganda campaign.
Sources familiar with the IG’s final report said it will say officials broke no rules or laws when they provided information briefings, some from then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
The IG also found no evidence that any analyst or his defense contractor employer received any favorable treatment or procurement contracts due to his work as an on-air commentator, according to the sources.
“The report basically says the Pentagon activities were in compliance with DOD [Department of Defense] directives and instructions,” a government official familiar with the findings told The Washington Times. In terms of financial favors, “they didn’t find any evidence of that,” the source said.
(Excerpt) Read more at p.washingtontimes.com ...
so you can get a pulitzer prize for a smear piece with no deeper basis than speculation?
i can hear RAT heads exploding right now...
I think that’s the norm. As long as you smear the right people, it’s fine.
If you work for the New York Slimes, yes
I hope they do
so you can get a pulitzer prize for a smear piece with no deeper basis than speculation?
Yes, if your target is of the conservative bent and you are writing from a liberal viewpoint
Remember, this story was put out by the New York Times whose motto is “We don’t need no stinkin’ facts”, which replaced the earlier mottos of “The truth isn’t cool”, “Don’t bother us with facts”, and “The enemies of America are our friends”.
It is run by Viet Cong supporter Pinch or Punch or Putz Sulzberger. Color him “red”.
Don’t know if “BTTT” has any effect without a working Activities tab, but just in case:
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