Iraq

America Supports You With Apocalyptic Rhetoric?

by Diane Farsetta — August 9, 2007 - 3:43pm

In a July 2005 PR Watch post, Laura Miller asked whether the U.S. Defense Department's "America Supports You" campaign was an attempt "to boost public support for war and distract ...

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The Nation blog, August 7, 2007

"Coffee with the Troops" at Yearly Kos Fuels Debate About the Netroots and the War

by John Stauber — August 6, 2007 - 1:10pm
  • Topics: Left Wing, Activism, Internet, Iraq, Democracy, Politics, U.S. Government, War / Peace

    • You can watch some powerful video of our August 5th Coffee with the Troops online at AfterDowning Street, Alternetand on YouTube. We filmed the entire event, which was attended by more than one hundred people at the Yearly Kos Convention Sunday in Chicago.

    Yearly Kos "Coffee with the Troops" Features Iraq Veterans Against the War Sunday, August 5

    by John Stauber — August 4, 2007 - 11:02pm
  • Topics: Internet, Iraq, War / Peace

    • (UPDATE: Read the post-event report at: http://www.prwatch.org/node/6321 )

    Leaders of the Iraq Veterans Against the War are speaking at Yearly Kos Sunday morning, August 5, 9:30 a.m. at a Coffee with the Troops organized by the Center for Media and Democracy and moderated by CMD founder and Executive Director John Stauber. The event is open to the public and will be held in Regency Ball Room C/D on the 2nd level of the Hyatt. Garett Reppenhagen, Aaron Hughes, Josh Lansdale and Geoffrey Millard will speak and answer questions about the growing resistance to the war among active duty troops.

    Rumsfield Vague on War Media Management

    by Bob Burton — August 2, 2007 - 7:15pm

    Asked by Congressman Dennis Kucinich whether the Rendon Group was involved in a Department of Defense media management strategy on the war in Iraq, the former Secretary of Defense,

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    Truthout, August 1, 2007

    "Coffee with the Troops" at Yearly Kos this Sunday in Chicago

    by John Stauber — August 1, 2007 - 11:20am
  • Topics: Activism, Internet, Iraq

    • UPDATE: Read the post-event report at: http://www.prwatch.org/node/6321

    What can the Netroots do to end the war in Iraq? The Center for Media and Democracy is hosting a "Coffee with the Troops" during the Yearly Kos convention this Sunday in Chicago, August 5, 9:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Ball Room C/D second level.

    Yearly Kos Events with the Center for Media and Democracy

    by John Stauber — July 31, 2007 - 10:47am
  • Topics: Activism, Internet, Iraq, Politics, Tobacco

    • UPDATE: Read the post-event report at: http://www.prwatch.org/node/6321

    The Center for Media and Democracy is hosting a "Coffee with the Troops" at Yearly Kos this Sunday in Chicago, August 5, 9:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. This is one of four Yearly Kos events with CMD staff. It features national leaders of Iraq Veterans Against the War and examines where online activists now stand on Iraq as the war drags on and campaigning for 2008 intensifies. Will the Netroots follow the lead of Democratic Party officials, candidates and strategists? Or, will online activists and bloggers help unite and mobilize a stronger, independent movement against the war?

    Melanie Morgan Still Wants to Kill

    by Sheldon Rampton — July 25, 2007 - 9:36am
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    Media Matters for America, July 20, 2007

    CMD's "Coffee with the Troops" at Yearly Kos Features Iraq Veterans Against the War

    by John Stauber — July 25, 2007 - 8:07am
  • Topics: Internet, Iraq, Politics

    • UPDATE: Read the post-event report at: http://www.prwatch.org/node/6321

    The Center for Media and Democracy is sponsoring a "Coffee with the Troops" in Chicago on Sunday, August 5, 9:30 a.m. during the Yearly Kos extravaganza in the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. The room is Regency Ball Room C/D on the 2nd level of the Hyatt.

    Join Sheldon Rampton and me for coffee, pastries and a moderated discussion of how online activists can better support our troops in their own resistance to the war in Iraq. We'll be discussing the war with Garett Reppenhagen, Aaron Hughes and other soldiers who are the backbone of Iraq Veterans Against the War, IVAW.

    The UK's Spin Army

    by Sheldon Rampton — July 24, 2007 - 8:20am

    A "Defense Communications Strategy" developed for the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) notes that the UK is spending millions of pounds on more than 1,000 spin doctors to improve the public image of the armed forces.

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    Telegraph (UK), July 23, 2007

    Rebranding the Pentagon

    by Sheldon Rampton — July 21, 2007 - 1:35pm

    A recent marketing study commissioned by the U.S. military concludes that its "show of force" brand has limited appeal to Iraqi consumers. The 211-page, $400,000 study was written by psychologist Todd C.

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    Washington Post, July 21, 2007
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