a small Washington-based firm called Lincoln Group
As part of its efforts to counter what it calls "misinformation" in the Iraq media, the US military has been secretly paying Iraqi newspapers to publish stories.
[..]"Here we are trying to create the principles of democracy in Iraq. Every speech we give in that country is about democracy. And we're breaking all the first principles of democracy when we're doing it," said a senior Pentagon official who opposes the practice of planting stories in the Iraqi media.Tom Regan | csmonitor.com 01.12.05
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Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
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