BBC video - How think tanks took over US gov (PNAC)

[The Count]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1cv5s_how-think-tanks-took-control-of-us
A new and important component of the military industrial complex is the private right-wing think tank. These are paid policymakers who work in secret to create the Bush Administration's propaganda, disseminate talking points to corporate media, and set U.S. foreign policy -- all without being known by or held accountable by the American people. This clip features interviews with William Kristol of the Project for a New American Centrury (PNAC), Air Force Lt. Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski, Dan Rather, and a man who lost his son in the WTC on 9/11. It tells the story of how PNAC created falsehoods and fantasies in the wake of 9/11 to justify their pre-9/11 plans to invade Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Fermezlabush]

1. Interesting about The Pentagon learning from Vietnam to "keep the war private"

They concluded that the Vietnam loss was simply a matter of perception....