Articles intended to counter enemy propaganda, U.S. military says

[Thom Little]

The U.S. military acknowledged Friday that it has been using third parties to buy advertising space in Iraqi newspapers for articles designed to counter enemy propaganda.

But a senior Republican senator said he was told at a Pentagon briefing that some of the stories weren't identified as having been paid for by the U.S. military.

The paid-for news articles and allegations that the U.S. Army has been paying Iraqi journalists to produce upbeat reports about the U.S.-led effort to crush the Sunni Muslim insurgency have ignited concerns in Washington about harm to U.S. credibility. U.S. efforts to nurture democracy in Iraq include the development of an independent free press.

The U.S. military command in Baghdad said that articles have been offered "for publication to Iraqi newspapers, and in some cases articles have been accepted and published as a function of buying advertising and opinion/editorial space, as is customary in Iraq."


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[harlinchi]

1. From the 'Two Wrongs Make a Rght' department! n/t

[bullimiami]

2. there is NO enemy 'propaganda'.

this disinformation and propaganda is planted to counter the truth.