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Bill Moyers and How the News Lost its Way on Iraq
Bill Moyer's in depth review of how the mainstream press was asleep at the wheel in covering the invasion and occupation of Iraq. "Buying the War: How Big Media Failed Us."
readings
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-04-07-filipino-veterans_N.htm?POE=NEWISVA This is politics under the motto of paralysis: Should I stay or should I [...]
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Media coziness
too many investigations http://mediamatters.org/items/200703260010 Gridiron http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/31/AR2007033101298.html But is it funny? As humor trumped skepticism once again last night, we couldn't help wondering why this charade parade goes on year after year. Or is that skepticism we see every day at [...]
Taking Notice: Contractors Make Up 20 Percent of Iraq Casualties
by David Phinney March 29, 2007 -- Make a note of this: "Now that contractor casualties are 20 percent, people are noticing," a prominent Washington government contracting expert told me today. That includes The Chicago Tribune taking notice: "More than 770 civilian contractors working for U.S. companies have died in Iraq since the [...]
Worth a Read: ‘Military Is Ill-Prepared For Other Conflicts’
The US military is short on training, personnel and equipment that would be vital to fight a major ground conflict elsewhere, senior U.S. military and government officials acknowledge, reports Ann Scott Tyson in The Washington Post today. Tyson's survey: Includes testimony before Congress by Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, Army chief of staff, that [...]
Phil Morrell
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/osbros/vpost?id=1771560 http://www.lodgeoftheozarks.com/ Philip M. Morrell Diatect International Corp Philip M. Morrell Merrill will begin the Broadway Spectacular this coming Friday, March 23rd! He's excited to be back in this wonderful show. There have been a few changes in the show and Merrill will be [...]
coffee
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/18/BUGK3OI25C99.DTL http://archive.gulfnews.com/indepth/labour/Pay_and_conditions/10055195.html http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HG15Ae01.html
Worth a Read: ‘Ex-workers at Fort Sam Linked to Graft’
Nice Work: Government and contract employees once based at Fort Sam Houston fixed bids and manipulated contracts worth at least $79 million for computer equipment and technology, according to court records. Most of the contracts were awarded between 2002 and 2005 for work, equipment or services at nearly 20 Army hospitals. I doubt this is "what [...]
