They've been trying to "blame the media" for a long time now

[Roland99]

I just ran across an old article from the WaPo with the same crap they're doing now.

Sept. 2004
U.S. Effort Aims to Improve Opinions About Iraq Conflict
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60725-2004Sep29.html

USAID said this week that it will restrict distribution of reports by contractor Kroll Security International showing that the number of daily attacks by insurgents in Iraq has increased. On Monday, a day after The Washington Post published a front-page story saying that "the Kroll reports suggest a broad and intensifying campaign of insurgent violence," a USAID official sent an e-mail to congressional aides stating: "This is the last Kroll report to come in. After the WPost story, they shut it down in order to regroup. I'll let you know when it restarts."

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Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's office has sent commanders of U.S. military facilities a five-page memorandum titled "Guidance to Commanders." The Pentagon, the memo says, is sponsoring a group of Iraqi Americans and former officials from the Coalition Provisional Authority to speak at military bases throughout the United States starting Friday to provide "a first-hand account" of events in Iraq. The Iraqi Americans and the CPA officials worked on establishing the interim Iraqi government. The Iraqi Americans "feel strongly that the benefits of the coalition efforts have not been fully reported," the memo says.

The memo says the presentations are "designed to be uplifting accounts with good news messages." Rumsfeld's office, which will pay for the tour, recommends that the installations seek local news coverage, noting that "these events and presentations are positive public relations opportunities."

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White House spokesman Scott McClellan, asked Tuesday about similarities between Bush's statements about Iraq and Allawi's speech to Congress last week, said he did not know of any help U.S. officials gave with the speech. "None that I know of," he said, adding, "No one at the White House." He also said he did not know if the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad had seen the speech.

But administration officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the prime minister was coached and aided by the U.S. government, its allies and friends of the administration. Among them was Dan Senor, former spokesman for the CPA who has more recently represented the Bush campaign in media appearances. Senor, who has denied writing the speech, sent Allawi recommended phrases. He also helped Allawi rehearse in New York last week, officials said. Senor declined to comment.

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[Jack Rabbit]

1. We have better reasons to blame the 'librul media' then they

It was the 'librul media' that ran Judy Miller's fiction about Saddam's WMDs on the front page and failed to challenge the regime's phoney case for war. It was only by looking in the aternative and foreign media that one could get a true picture of what was happening in the autumn of 2002 through the spring of 2003.

[Sinti]

2. It's kind of funny really

They own the media, and and trot out their personal whipping boy whenever things don't go their way.

[Roland99]

3. It's because their propaganda machine is well-oiled.

The Dems are handicapped from the get-go.


It's why I keep waiting for Soros to enter the arena and do something like fund ITV or LinkTV or something.