Dems seek to silence... The Pentagon?

2008-06-12 12:55:47

#1

13rin: Member; +977|6901

The situation in Iraq is better off than it has been in years. The troop surge has worked. Unfortunately for the Democrats, they have deemed Iraq a failure. However this isn't the case. The US is making substantial progress over there. However that doesn't fit their strategy. So what do the Dems want to do? They don't want you to hear about the progress. They don't want you to hear that the surge worked. The Dems have tried all ready and failed to silence some of the conservative voices on air, so they merely adjusted their sights on the military.

weak.

http://www.therealitycheck.org/2008/06/ … s-illegal/

I stood in line for four hours. They better give me a Wal-Mart gift card, or something. - Rodney Booker, Job Fair attendee.

2008-06-12 13:08:45

#2

Lotta_Drool: Spit; +350|6605|Ireland

Iraq will always be a failure unless the US gets paid back the $500+ billion dollars spent there. Our government sold us out and my kids will have nothing due to the debt that Bush has run up rebuilding our enemies fortress.

2008-06-12 13:10:37

#3

chittydog: less busy; +586|7257|Kubra, Damn it!

Progress =/= success. Just because you're standing in shit up to your chin and managed to eat your way down to your shoulders doesn't mean you haven't failed.

2008-06-12 13:17:17

#4

13rin: Member; +977|6901

chittydog wrote:
Progress =/= success. Just because you're standing in shit up to your chin and managed to eat your way down to your shoulders doesn't mean you haven't failed.

Vivid, but I don't agree.

I stood in line for four hours. They better give me a Wal-Mart gift card, or something. - Rodney Booker, Job Fair attendee.

2008-06-12 15:19:52

#5

PureFodder: Member; +225|6708

The link you posted is about congress trying to curb propaganda from the Pentagon. The point being that most people don't want their tax money being spent by the government on new and exciting ways to lie to them.

Apparently the site you linked is in favour of wasting your tax dollars on propaganda.

2008-06-12 15:49:11

#6

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6868|The Land of Scott Walker

I'd rather hear from the Pentagon that the Democrats anyday ...

2008-06-12 16:01:37

#7

imortal: Member; +240|7087|Austin, TX

PureFodder wrote:
The link you posted is about congress trying to curb propaganda from the Pentagon. The point being that most people don't want their tax money being spent by the government on new and exciting ways to lie to them.

Apparently the site you linked is in favour of wasting your tax dollars on propaganda.

This bill is supposed to stop the military from sending “any form of communication in support of national objectives designed to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes or behavior of the people of the United States in order to benefit the sponsor, either directly or indirectly.”

That means just saying "We are doing a good job," or "We are winning," or "we won a battle at..." would all be illegal. Directly or indirectly.

Any and every form of communication from one person to another is designed to solicit a response of some sort. The bill, if that is the actual wording, is designed to keep the Department of Defense from releasing any statement into the public awareness on any subject, at any time.

2008-06-12 20:13:06

#8

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6833|'Murka

It's actually illegal to purposefully target the US public with influence messages (ie, PSYOP). The whole movement toward "strategic communication" has gotten many of us in the information operations mission area very nervous and concerned. Put out PA announcements, but don't purposefully target with themes and messages...at least not the US.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-06-12 20:19:05

#9

God Save the Queen: Banned; +628|6766|tropical regions of london

someone say PSYOP?

2008-06-12 20:25:39

#10

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6833|'Murka

I figured you'd perk up on that one.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-06-12 20:29:38

#11

God Save the Queen: Banned; +628|6766|tropical regions of london

something happened a few years ago when they found out a few psyop reservists were interns at CNN. they werent interns shortly after that.

Last edited by God Save the Queen (2008-06-12 20:33:17)

2008-06-12 20:56:49

#12

paul386: Member; +22|6667

Lotta_Drool wrote:
Iraq will always be a failure unless the US gets paid back the $500+ billion dollars spent there. Our government sold us out and my kids will have nothing due to the debt that Bush has run up rebuilding our enemies fortress.

Pretty much the way I feel.

We went and messed with people who didn't want to be messed with. Who is President Bush to think he can run around the world spending my money "spreading democracy". Last time I checked that wasn't in his job description.

2008-06-13 00:16:10

#13

PureFodder: Member; +225|6708

imortal wrote:
PureFodder wrote:
The link you posted is about congress trying to curb propaganda from the Pentagon. The point being that most people don't want their tax money being spent by the government on new and exciting ways to lie to them.

Apparently the site you linked is in favour of wasting your tax dollars on propaganda.
This bill is supposed to stop the military from sending “any form of communication in support of national objectives designed to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes or behavior of the people of the United States in order to benefit the sponsor, either directly or indirectly.”
That means just saying "We are doing a good job," or "We are winning," or "we won a battle at..." would all be illegal. Directly or indirectly.

Any and every form of communication from one person to another is designed to solicit a response of some sort. The bill, if that is the actual wording, is designed to keep the Department of Defense from releasing any statement into the public awareness on any subject, at any time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/washi … erals.html
I thought it was to prevent crap like this.

2008-06-13 01:29:25

#14

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6713|Éire

DBBrinson1 wrote:
The situation in Iraq is better off than it has been in years. The troop surge has worked. Unfortunately for the Democrats, they have deemed Iraq a failure. However this isn't the case. The US is making substantial progress over there. However that doesn't fit their strategy. So what do the Dems want to do? They don't want you to hear about the progress. They don't want you to hear that the surge worked. The Dems have tried all ready and failed to silence some of the conservative voices on air, so they merely adjusted their sights on the military.

weak.

http://www.therealitycheck.org/2008/06/ … s-illegal/

The article and its links discuss efforts to remove as much spin and bias as possible on military-related Government matters - a sound concept in theory; such efforts should in effect cover anti-war spin and bias too (though, as the article says, such laws would be very hard to effectively enforce given the subjective nature of propaganda). Are you saying you prefer heavy dollops of propaganda with everything your Government tells you?

And by the way that website seems like a great champion of propaganda!

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