NBC lets McCaffrey attack "harmful" Afghanistan timeline without disclosing his DynCorp ties

[babylonsister]

:grr:

NBC lets McCaffrey attack "harmful" Afghanistan timeline without disclosing his DynCorp ties


NBC News chief Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszewski aired a clip of NBC News military analyst and retired Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey's criticism of a "definitive exit strategy" from Afghanistan "with a timeline." At no point during the segment did McCaffrey, Miklaszewski, or guest anchor Lester Holt disclose McCaffrey's ties to DynCorp International -- a company under contract to provide support to U.S. bases in Afghanistan for up to five years, as well as to train the Afghanistan National Police and the Ministry of Interior.

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McCaffrey serves on DynCorp's board. According to the firm's website, McCaffrey is a member of the board of directors of DynCorp International.

DynCorp holds contract to provide support for U.S. bases in Afghanistan for up to five years. A July 8 DynCorp press release reported that the company and its two partners had been awarded a contract with the Department of the Army to "provide existing bases within the Afghanistan South AOR {Area of Responsibility} with operations and maintenance support" for "a base year plus four one year options." The release reports that the contract is worth "$643.5 million for the one-year base period" and "a total evaluated value of $5.874 billion."

DynCorp received a $317.4 million contract with the State Department to advise Afghan National Police, Ministry of Interior. An August 5, 2008, DynCorp press release reported that the company had been awarded an 18-month, $317.4 million contract with the State Department to "provide at least 580 civilian police advisors to advise, train, and mentor the Afghanistan National Police and the Ministry of Interior."

NBC News is aware of McCaffrey's DynCorp ties and the firm's Afghanistan contract. On February 27, David Gregory introduced McCaffrey as a member of "the board of directors of DynCorp, an organization that's helping train local forces in Afghanistan." McCaffrey's bio on MSNBC's website also notes that he "has been elected to: the Board of Directors of DynCorp International."
NBC has repeatedly failed to disclose McCafferty's conflict of interest

more...

http://mediamatters.org/research/200911240054

[Solly Mack]

1. K&R

[chill_wind]

2. Look for the message mulitipliers en force

over the next weeks.

These were from the Pentagon Pundit Program cited in the NYT expose' (2008) and since the Pentagon exonerated itself from all wrong-doing and no MSM was ever required to own up either, the program presumably remains intact.

Participants

From the New York Times story and associated documents:

* Carl Kenneth Allard
* Jed Babbin
* Robert S. Bevelacqua
* Dennis C. Blair
* Peter Brookes
* Frank B. Campbell
* James Jay Carafano
* Wesley Clark
* William V. Cowan
* Gordon Cucullu
* Dana R. Dillon
* Wayne A. Downing
* Timur J. Eads
* David M. Finkelstein
* Ronald Fogleman
* Rick Francona
* John C. Garrett
* Buster Glosson
* David L. Grange
* Steven Greer
* Jack Jacobs
* David E. Jeremiah
* George Joulwan
* William F. Kernan
* Glenn Lackey
* Walter P. Lang
* Thomas Joseph Lopez
* Robert L. Maginnis
* James Marks
* Barry R. McCaffrey
* Jeffrey D. McCausland
* Thomas G. McInerney
* Montgomery Meigs
* Andy Messing, Jr.
* Thomas S. Moorman, Jr.
* Michael J. Nardotti, Jr.
* Charles T. Nash
* William L. Nash
* Glenn K. Otis
* Joseph W. Ralston
* Erv Rokke
* Robert H. Scales Jr.
* H. Hugh Shelton
* Donald W. Shepperd
* Carlton A. Sherwood
* Steve Short
* Wayne Simmons
* Perry Smith
* Martin Strong
* Robert R. Timberg
* Bernard Trainor
* Paul E. Vallely
* John Warden
* Larry D. Welch
* Charles E. Wilhelm
* Thomas Wilkerson


http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Investigating_the_Pentagon%27s_pundits

DU threads:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3694005

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4843657&mesg_id=4843657

I've read that the IG Report was recently being revisited, but nothing more.

K & R.


edit to add link for the NYT coverage: (11 pages)

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/20/us/20generals.html?_r=1

[Dennis Donovan]

3. I'm bummed to see Col. Jack Jacobs on that list...

MOH winner... :(

[chill_wind]

4. I think he was one of the first told to shut up and to quit freelancing

in his critiques immediately after the invasion of Iraq and to get back "on message".

There was, believe it or not, some exposure and critical commentary of Rumsfeld's strategic plan (troop strength etc etc-- his at-odds relationships with planners and experts) for about 24- 48 hrs after the invasion. It all ended that first weekend with a full-out assault on all the TV Generals by Rice, Rumsfeld and the Centcom brass invading all the Sunday Prime-times and openly telling them to shut up. I think they stopped just short of using the words treason and traitors.