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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (716288)12/2/2005 1:07:04 AM
From: ChinuSFO  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
But thank you for posting it to me. It was very helpful, as I had not yet heard the accusation.

And here are further accusations. I am sure you have heard of "conflict of interest". It is in the military's interest to keep the war going as it provides for job security during the war. And to have them plant these stories is not a good thing to do.

White House 'Concerned' About Paid Stories
Thursday December 1, 2005 11:46 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) - Demands for details from the White House and Congress were building Thursday over a U.S. military program whose multimillion-dollar contracts include money for paying Iraqi newspapers and journalists to plant favorable stories about the war and rebuilding effort.

...contd at guardian.co.uk