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US paying Iraqi press to run favourable stories
d
1 December 2005 05:03
An interesting article to share with you:


As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military is secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written by American troops in an effort to burnish the image of the U.S. mission in Iraq.


The articles, written by U.S. military “information operations” troops, are translated into Arabic and placed in Baghdad newspapers with the help of a defense contractor, according to U.S. military officials and documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

Many of the articles are presented in the Iraqi press as unbiased news accounts written and reported by independent journalists. The stories trumpet the work of U.S. and Iraqi troops, denounce insurgents, and tout U.S.-led efforts to rebuild the country.

to read the full article press the link:
[news.ft.com]


doukkali
r
9 December 2005 20:58
hello doukali,

the article in the link you mentionned is available only for subscribers !!!
a
10 December 2005 12:01
rahim. a écrit:
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> hello doukali,
>
> the article in the link you mentionned is
> available only for subscribers !!!


But the title say it all..

aziz_dk
a
10 December 2005 12:08
I just dont get it. now after everybody is after G Bush, everybody is saying his mind.

where those people were, where freedom of speech was??
now the cow is down everybody is showing there knifs!

cause before they were not allowed to say the truth.. my question is who has the benifect for this truth now.. i dont believe Irakis?

aziz_dk

Ps. this double moral for the westion journalist make me sick.
 
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