In Bush 2.0 world, message control is THE most important tactic
Yesterday, the NYTimes dropped an investigative piece on us about how Bush 2.0, Rumsfeld and an "army" of military analysts shaped the reporting on the Iraq war in a coordinated effort with the Pentagon. Now, I know that this shouldn't be surprising and I'm not surprised by it but what stuck out at me most was how these military analysts had skin in the game; they were serving Pentagon contractors, who would benefit from a pro war stance by Bush 2.0, as board members, lobbyists, Sr. executives or consultants. What is striking is that the Pentagon expressly forbid any of these military analysts of mentioning their positions with these military contractors while out on the news show circuit; thus giving their analysis the appearance of unbiased positions when they were anything but. It's a long read and you might not want to wade through for fear of upsetting your stomach but this is another example in a long list of message shaping tactics used by Bush 2.0 that illustrates their belief that any ideological position, no matter how tenuous, just needs the right message control to be successful. Wag the dog at its finest...
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