The Big Picture
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As the indictments stemming from Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation are revealed, several columnists and bloggers have been keeping the larger context of the Plame leak in view.
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Cheney-Rumsfeld Cabal's Amateur Hour
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Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as chief of staff at the State Department until early this year, publicly blasted the Bush Administration, including accusing George W.
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The Plame Blame Game?
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"With indictments" in the Plame leak case possibly looming, "Republicans are preparing a public relations blitz aimed at shoring up public support for the Bush administration," writes the Boston Globe. "The outlines ...
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It's Miller Time
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Support Our Props
The biggest surprise for me about the furor following President Bush's recent staged TV event with U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq was the media's newfound willingness to expose the facade. Bush has been conducting similar staged events for years now, and he rarely gets called on them.
TV Nation Building
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A Tough First Week at Work for Karen Hughes
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Rendon Rocks Iraq
Submitted by Laura Miller on
The Rendon Group, a PR firm that has assisted U.S. military interventions in at least seven countries, continues to be a Pentagon favorite. The secretive firm recently won a year-long $6.4 million contract with the Army for "Strategic Communications Operations Support" in Baghdad. In April 2005, O'Dwyer's PR Daily reported that Rendon "is winding down its current $8.2M contract" with the Pentagon's Strategic Command.
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Propaganda, Iraq Style
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Iraqis "find themselves under a propaganda bombardment from all sides," reports the Associated Press.
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Spreading Something Besides Democracy in Iraq
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The Lincoln Group, one of three firms helping "to put more creativity into the Pentagon's psychological operations," is hiring. The firm just completed "a three-month image campaign with Iraq-based Al-Wathba Group to develop collateral material and a messaging strategy to introduce U.S.
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