The Generals, The Pentagon and The Media
Like Peter Himler, we unfortunately are not surprised by the NYTimes’ A1 story from yesterday, exposing just how far the Pentagon has gone to book former military officials on network and cable news shows, in order to control the news and influence war coverage.
As the Times reports, the former military officials are not in the least independent:
The effort, which began with the buildup to the Iraq war and continues to this day, has sought to exploit ideological and military allegiances, and also a powerful financial dynamic: Most of the analysts have ties to military contractors vested in the very war policies they are asked to assess on air.
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