The left-of-center news blog, Raw Story, has published Part III in a series of stories detailing the controversial propaganda activities of the Defense Department under the Bush Administration -- and now apparently continuing under Obama & Co.Reporting focuses on“responsible senior officials” that are still employed by the Defense Department, including Bryan Whitman, who remains a chief Pentagon spokesman and head of all media operations, and Roxie Merritt, who is head of the Pentagon’s community relations office.
The documents produced/cited in the reporting are of particular interest:
- A January 2009 DoD Inspector General Report exonerating officials of using propaganda and referring to the program as an "outreach effort."
And, a subsequent . . . - May 2009 DoD IG Memo rescinding the report due to poor work product quality.
With respect to the Pentagon and news media reporting, there's a very dangerous intersection where Information Operations, PsyOps, and Public Affairs all come together. There are laws governing how that's done ~ but, not very much analysis or discussion. If you're interested in reading more, allow me to recommend the following articles and the links embedded therein:
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