Reid promises Senate hearings on Pentagon propaganda program.

babylonsister

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Sun May-11-08 08:16 AM
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Reid promises Senate hearings on Pentagon propaganda program.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/10/reid-promises-senate-hearings-on-pentagon-propaganda-program/

Reid promises Senate hearings on Pentagon propaganda program.

During today�s Firedoglake Book Salon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) promised that the Senate would be holding hearings on the Pentagon�s propaganda program, which was first disclosed by the New York Times on April 20. Reid�s announcement is the first time the Senate leadership has indicated that it intends to hold hearings:

LISH: Senator, are you planning to hold hearings on the illegality of the Pentagon�s propaganda training program of retired military officers that was recently exposed by the New York Times and Glenn Greenwald?

REID: The answer is yes. I have personally spoken to Chairman Levin and he is tremendously concerned as I. And we are proceeding accordingly.

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L. Coyote

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Sun May-11-08 08:20 AM
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1. Hearings "on the illegality of the Pentagon�s propaganda" K & R.

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babylonsister

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Sun May-11-08 08:25 AM
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2. This is one of those stories that should NOT go away. I was happy

to read this.

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L. Coyote

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Sun May-11-08 10:25 AM
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7. The tip of the Propaganda Iceburg, no doubt!! How many in the M$M are on payola?

I hope this leads to an examination of media propaganda generally.

It might be interesting to the talking heads to discover who writes what they read!!

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glowing

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Sun May-11-08 08:31 AM
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3. Let's hope they don't "ask" people to testify and "hope" they show up.

Edited on Sun May-11-08 08:38 AM by glowing

I want real hearings, people showing up, and I want them sworn in.

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babylonsister

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Sun May-11-08 09:01 AM
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4. This is not the executive office but the Pentagon, and the minions

who were on TV spreading the propaganda. Might be easier.

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formercia

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Sun May-11-08 09:23 AM
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5. While they're at it...

The Senate should examine the complicity of the M$M in this affair. The fact that they all went along with it without any questions being raised stinks of conspiracy.

Follow the money.

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babylonsister

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Sun May-11-08 09:36 AM
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6. The m$m is part of the problem. Arianna interviewed someone

recently who called this our current day Pentagon Papers. It's a travesty, and I'm glad Reid is listening. I know Kerry and Levin are trying to get to the bottom of it, as are some House reps.

Here's Huffington's article on this, and Glenn Greenwald has been a pit bull; check out his articles that I've posted in GD.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=356393

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OmmmSweetOmmm

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Sun May-11-08 10:29 AM
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8. And what good have hearings done so far? I cannot be hopeful that justice will

be served. The house hearing on torture that was held last week never received a mention by MSM. Wouldn't you think it was huge news that panelists called Shrub a war criminal?

I'm tired.

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judasdisney

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Sun May-11-08 05:09 PM
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9. We were also promised Senate hearings on Sibel Edmonds

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