War / Peace

Pentagon Working to Influence Future Movies about Iraq

by Anne Landman — July 7, 2008 - 3:41pm

The Pentagon is attempting to influence filmmakers and future movies depicting the U.S. conflict in Iraq.

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Los Angeles Times, July 7, 2008

The PR People in the Lost Chapter on Iran / Contra

by Diane Farsetta — July 3, 2008 - 1:16pm

To understand how the Bush administration "could fool tens of millions of Americans, intimidate Democrats, and transform the vaunted Washington press corps from watchdogs to lapdogs," look to the 1980s, suggests Robert Parry.

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Consortiumnews.com, June 30, 2008

Vets Face Suicide Risk Thanks to VA Study

by Judith Siers-Poisson — June 26, 2008 - 4:49pm

Despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings, the Veterans Administration (VA) failed to alert 32,000 veterans using the smoking cessation drug, Chantix.

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ABC News, June 19, 2008

Alhurra Controversies Grow

by Diane Farsetta — June 26, 2008 - 1:15pm

The U.S. government-funded Arabic news channel Alhurra "paid former Bush and Clinton administration officials, lobbyists and high-profile Washington journalists tens of thousands of dollars in U.S.

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ProPublica.org, June 24, 2008

Image and Reality in Zimbabwe

by Diane Farsetta — June 25, 2008 - 11:44am

"Horrified directors of global marketing giant Young & Rubicam have begun a sell-off of their holdings in Zimbabwe, after learning the company's head was behind Robert Mugabe's election campaign image makeover," reports Rowan Philp.

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The Times (South Africa), June 25, 2008

Same Old Dog and No New Tricks: Update on Messaging on Iran

by Sam Gardiner — June 20, 2008 - 12:28pm
  • Topics: Iran, Issue Management, International, Media, Propaganda, Think Tanks, U.S. Government, War / Peace

    • We know from Scott McClellan, the former White House Spokesman, in his recent book, What Happened, that President Bush insists on discipline in messaging. Although the publics on both sides of the Atlantic have gotten to the point of heavily discounting what he says, the President's desire for control can give us a sense of the thrust of policy. This is certainly true with respect to Iran.

    How Not to Win Friends and Influence People

    by Diane Farsetta — June 17, 2008 - 1:53pm

    "The U.S. military has long sought an agreement with Baghdad that gives American forces virtually unfettered freedom of action, casting into doubt the Bush administration's current claims that their demands are more limited," concludes the National Security Archive's analysis of recently declassified documents.

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    National Security Archive, June 13, 2008

    "Bad Apple" Theory Rotting

    by Anne Landman — June 17, 2008 - 12:59pm

    The Bush administration has long held that overly-aggressive interrogation methods used on detainees in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay were the work of a few "bad apples." Now, an investigation bei

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    Washington Post, June 17, 2008

    Weber Shandwick Bowls over the Army

    by Diane Farsetta — June 13, 2008 - 4:08pm

    How can you counter "daily stories and blog entries that portray the negative aspects of joining the military"? That was PR firm Weber Shandwick's job in the lead-up to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January 2008.

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    PR Week, June 3, 2008
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