This isn't PR news, but it seems worth noting here the barely reported story that Gazprom has recently been allowed by the Russian government to have it's own "armed units".
http://lostillusions.net/?p=713
Russian Parliament is Allowing Gazprom to Form Armed Units
The Wall Street Journal, A4
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Did anyone notice that PRWatch decided to SPIN PRWeek's article? (slick move guys - how about a little honesty in your reporting?). For the real story visit PRWeek's story at Comms pros consult on US military report
There was no "complaining" as reported by PRWatch - I do not believe DoD should ever target US Citizens with propaganda; I'll leave that ground to our politicians and the media. The actual point here, which was extracted from a much longer conversation, is that we have the capabilities in place to counter the lies and propaganda coming from our adversaries. The larger challenge is for our country and our leaders to decide how and when to use these capabilities in the most appropriate manner.
A very sticky problem at the moment is the use of the internet and mobile communication platforms (from cell phones, blogs, myspace, Second Life...) Our adversaries use these capabilities to recruit, organize, plan and spread their propaganda. We now have to decide how we'll engage in this "virtual battlespace" without crossing the line.
The actual paragraph from the story reads: Paige Craig, ex-president and now a board member of the Lincoln Group, which is conducting polls in Iraq to study the attitudes and perceptions of Iraqis on rule of law, support for violent groups, and other issues, said US military adversaries have great propaganda.
"It doesn't look as flashy as something you'd find on Madison Avenue, but it's very effective," he said. "It's almost embarrassing to sit here and realize we've got the talent and ability to counter what the adversary makes; it's simply a matter of policy."
Two most important elements of a fascist state are an all-controlling wealthy/corporate class working in concert with a permanent political class and a sophisticated public brainwashing mechanism. We now have the former,if we are not careful,we soon have the latter.
The fact that the military would be so confident as to even consider such a path should be evidence enough to show how far along we have come in throwing away our liberty.
We can clean up the mess in Washington if we individually take action to limit congressional terms. The most skillful of the wealthy minority and the most unethical of the political class can not stop action taken by the One Term and Out movement.
The abilities that are required to be a competent legislator are not rare; there is no dearth of talented people who are willing to serve one term in public office and then return to their professions. It is well known that it is the staffs of congressman and senators who actually do the work. The elected officials are needed basically to set policy. It is unimaginable that one-term members of congress can be any more destructive to the democratic process and to our treasury then the career politicians have proven to be.
If one believes in participatory democracy, it follows that they must also believe that as many citizens as possible should have the opportunity to serve in public office. The One Term and Out movement requires no time or resources. There are no financial contributions to be made no meetings to attend no speeches to endure. A citizen need only make the following pledge to himself then herald what he has done to others. If you are fed up with pay-to-play government
and the duopoly party rule, you can take the pledge.
The Pledge:
With the recognition that there are huge numbers of intelligent, talented and qualified citizens who are prepared to limit their public service to one term, I hereby pledge that I will not vote a second term for any United States Senator or United States Congressman.
Did any one catch Rep. Dennis Kucinich slamming Rumsfeld during the Tillman hearings on the Hill? He questioned him over "the press strategy" of the White House on the war, including asking him about the Rendon and Lincoln groups involvement in the Pentagon's propaganda effort.
This isn't PR news, but it seems worth noting here the barely reported story that Gazprom has recently been allowed by the Russian government to have it's own "armed units".
http://lostillusions.net/?p=713
Russian Parliament is Allowing Gazprom to Form Armed Units
The Wall Street Journal, A4
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Did anyone notice that PRWatch decided to SPIN PRWeek's article? (slick move guys - how about a little honesty in your reporting?). For the real story visit PRWeek's story at Comms pros consult on US military report
There was no "complaining" as reported by PRWatch - I do not believe DoD should ever target US Citizens with propaganda; I'll leave that ground to our politicians and the media. The actual point here, which was extracted from a much longer conversation, is that we have the capabilities in place to counter the lies and propaganda coming from our adversaries. The larger challenge is for our country and our leaders to decide how and when to use these capabilities in the most appropriate manner.
A very sticky problem at the moment is the use of the internet and mobile communication platforms (from cell phones, blogs, myspace, Second Life...) Our adversaries use these capabilities to recruit, organize, plan and spread their propaganda. We now have to decide how we'll engage in this "virtual battlespace" without crossing the line.
The actual paragraph from the story reads:
Paige Craig, ex-president and now a board member of the Lincoln Group, which is conducting polls in Iraq to study the attitudes and perceptions of Iraqis on rule of law, support for violent groups, and other issues, said US military adversaries have great propaganda.
"It doesn't look as flashy as something you'd find on Madison Avenue, but it's very effective," he said. "It's almost embarrassing to sit here and realize we've got the talent and ability to counter what the adversary makes; it's simply a matter of policy."
Two most important elements of a fascist state are an all-controlling wealthy/corporate class working in concert with a permanent political class and a sophisticated public brainwashing mechanism. We now have the former,if we are not careful,we soon have the latter.
The fact that the military would be so confident as to even consider such a path should be evidence enough to show how far along we have come in throwing away our liberty.
We can clean up the mess in Washington if we individually take action to limit congressional terms. The most skillful of the wealthy minority and the most unethical of the political class can not stop action taken by the One Term and Out movement.
The abilities that are required to be a competent legislator are not rare; there is no dearth of talented people who are willing to serve one term in public office and then return to their professions. It is well known that it is the staffs of congressman and senators who actually do the work. The elected officials are needed basically to set policy. It is unimaginable that one-term members of congress can be any more destructive to the democratic process and to our treasury then the career politicians have proven to be.
If one believes in participatory democracy, it follows that they must also believe that as many citizens as possible should have the opportunity to serve in public office. The One Term and Out movement requires no time or resources. There are no financial contributions to be made no meetings to attend no speeches to endure. A citizen need only make the following pledge to himself then herald what he has done to others. If you are fed up with pay-to-play government
and the duopoly party rule, you can take the pledge.
The Pledge:
With the recognition that there are huge numbers of intelligent, talented and qualified citizens who are prepared to limit their public service to one term, I hereby pledge that I will not vote a second term for any United States Senator or United States Congressman.
That's why I said "always." :-)
Did any one catch Rep. Dennis Kucinich slamming Rumsfeld during the Tillman hearings on the Hill? He questioned him over "the press strategy" of the White House on the war, including asking him about the Rendon and Lincoln groups involvement in the Pentagon's propaganda effort.
The footage is on Raw Story.
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