The Generals’ Second Careers

New York Times by Clark Hoyt | Jan. 25, 2009 (Opinion)

Last April, The Times published an investigation of a Pentagon public relations program intended to win favorable coverage of the Bush administration’s war on terror through retired officers working as military analysts on television. The report, “Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand,” revealed a program that gave the analysts talking points and unusual access to top officials — contacts, the article said, that some of the officers hoped ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Jan 25, 2009 - 9:38 AM PST
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 by Leo Romero - Jan. 25, 2009
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 by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 26, 2009

Show me a person who has things, and I'll show you a person who wants more. A General has a great pension, knows where the bones are buried, and are set for life. Is that good enough. No. they figure they fought (oversaw) two or three wars so the hell with Patriotism, I want it all.

If there was't an exclusive club, where the hell would these high-ranking officer' get their information.

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