So, the military has been paying some Iraqi media to produce positive stories. The question is, are any of the stories false? No? Well, daaaaammmmmmmmmn! How about that.
U.S. Army officers have been secretly paying Iraqi journalists to produce upbeat newspaper, radio and television reports about American military operations and the conduct of the war in Iraq.
U.S. officials in Washington said the payments were made through the Baghdad Press Club, an organization they said was created more than a year ago by U.S. Army officers. They are part of an extensive American military-run information campaign – including psychological-warfare experts – intended to build popular support for U.S.-led stabilization efforts and erode support for Sunni Muslim insurgents.
Members of the Press Club are paid as much as $200 a month, depending on how many positive pieces they produce, according to the U.S. officials.
So, what’s the problem? The stories are true, they are pro-American…..oh, yeah, there’s the problem to the Leftie Surrender Monkey’s. They are pro-American. Cannot have that, if you are one of the Kool AId drinkers. Nor do they want the truth to get out. That would be a blow to the Left’s insane arguments.
Over at Ankle Biting Pundits, bulldogpundit states
Have you ever seen a bigger MSM-driven controversy than the one about the military paying Iraqi journalists to put pro-American stories in their papers? Let’s be real here folks, does this bother you at all? Me neither. But what’s really funny is that the MSM, other liberals and some politicians are more angry at this than they were about Dan Rather and Mary Mapes using phony documents to try and influence an election, and not being up in arms about their "fake but accurate defense".
So what is it we were trying to accomplish with this propaganda? We are spreading facts to "help our cause" and "further our cause" and damage "an opposing cause. For those of you who forgot, our "cause" is winning the war, and the "opposing cause" we are trying to damage is that of the terrorists. Anyone got a problem with that? And need I remind anyone that we are at war? Propaganda is a tool to win the war. This isn’t some freaking journalistic ivory tower.
They idea is to win the war, not, as so many on the Left and in the US and international media want, to lose it. To give the Iraqi people a chance for a good life, and a stable, democratic government. The media often tends to take the negative view, so adding the positive into the mix is a good idea. Except to the Left.
