Domestic propaganda campaigns like the "Pentagon Pundits" fiasco have been exposed and decried. Mainstream media outlets hired high-ranking military officers to provide "analysis" about the war in Iraq. Turns out they had ties to military contractors with a vested interest in continuing the war. Below [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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