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Pentagon debate rages over 'information operations' in Iraq
If this was posted earlier, please delete.Amid a debate over the use of misinformation by the U.S. military, the Pentagon says it is investigating an October incident in which a Marine spokesman gave CNN misleading information about an attack on the Iraqi city of Falluja. In an October 14 interview from Iraq, 1st Lt. Lyle Gilbert announced that a major U.S. military operation was under way in Falluja -- three weeks before the offensive that eventually recaptured the city began. A senior Pentagon official told CNN that Gilbert's remarks were "technically true but misleading." It was an attempt to get CNN "to report something not true," the official said.... Yeah, that last remark was not meant to be a joke. But let's talk about misleading: Judy Woodruff reporting that the insurgency in Iraq is increasing, and at the same time showing pictures of combat operations from weeks, months, or who knows how long ago. Of course, this is supposed to give the impression that full-scale warfare is happening every day and night in Iraq. And they have the @#$^% to complain about the Pentagon providing misleading information??? Posted by: Rafael 2004-12-03 |
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