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Pentagon scales back AFRICOM ambitions (Christian Science Monitor)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:32:28 GMT

Opposition in Africa means the new command's headquarters will more likely be in US or Europe.

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White House knew of the Pentagon domestic propaganda program (Daily Kos)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:48:37 GMT

Pentagon documents released by the Defense Department and posted at its website show that White House officials, including Karl Rove, were aware of the domestic propaganda program under which the DoD coached retired military "analysts" to parrot administration views in television and radio appearances on all the major networks. The Smith-Mundt Act prohibits the federal government...

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Insurance Companies Accused of Profiteering From Pentagon (Fox News)

foxnewsonline@foxnews.com — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:46:07 GMT

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee majority claims insurance companies and defense contractors are taking advantage of taxpayers by overcharging Pentagon.

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Pentagon chief says some in the defense bureaucracy still not on `war footing' (Star Tribune)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:03:19 GMT

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's slow response to wartime challenges such as protecting troops against roadside bombs stemmed in part from a mistaken belief within the defense establishment that the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would be short, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.In remarks prepared for delivery to the Business Executives for National Security, Gates cited three...

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Re: Pentagon Delivers Nearly 100 Tons of Supplies to Battered Burma - Evil Doers At It Again (Why me?)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:38:00 GMT

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DAPS Designated a High Performing Organization by the Department of Defense (PR News Wire )

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:49:00 GMT

MECHANICSBURG, Pa., May 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Document Automation & Production Service, a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency, has received the designation of High Performing Organization in a letter signed by Wayne Arny, the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment. DAPS, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, is responsible...

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Editor's Cut: Pentagon, Pimps & Propaganda (continued) (The Nation)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:56:02 GMT

The incestuous relationship between the government, the networks and so-called independent military analysts reveals the essence of a new military-media-industrial complex.

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Pentagon workers' comp plan blasted (CNN)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:42:48 GMT

The chairman of a House panel says a Pentagon workers' compensation program for civilian employees in Iraq and Afghanistan is a "flagrant abuse of taxpayer dollars."

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New Study Calls Pentagon's ‘Embedded’ Media Program an Iraq ‘Victory’ for Bush (MediaChannel)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:57:55 GMT

By Greg Mitchell, The Huffington Post Sociologist Andrew M. Lindner describes what is billed as the only sociological study to date of the substantive content of media coverage during the first six weeks of the Iraq war.

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Pentagon Propagandist General Calls for US to Sponsor Terrorism Against Iran (Crooks and Liars)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:50:50 GMT

Last month on Fox News, Ret. Gen. Thomas McInerney, one of the Pentagon's propaganda team of military analysts exposed by David Barstow in the NYT, openly called for the US to begin committing “tit-for-tat” terrorist attacks by proxy inside Iran. Download | Play Download | Play McInerney: Here’s what I would suggest to you. Number one, we take [...]

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Addressing Asymmetric Threats: Shifts at the Pentagon And Strategic Communications Strategy (Counterterrorism Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:18:01 GMT

Last Thursday, I was honored to chair one of four panels at a special seminar, "Dealing with Today's Asymmetric Threat," co-sponsored by the National Defense University and CACI International , with assistance from the Counterterrorism Foundation. The purpose of the seminar was to establish a framework for the development of an integrated and synchronized strategy, by the end of the calendar...

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05/15/2008: Pentagon Endorses Transfer of GI Bill Benefits to Spouses, Children (Department of Defense)

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2008 The Pentagon provided proposed legislation to Congress to make it easier for servicemembers to transfer GI Bill education benefits to their spouses or children and to increase the tuition ceiling amount paid by the program.

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As the Pentagon Marches On Its Stomach (Mission & Justice)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:49:37 GMT

Nick Turse; 14/5/08 In April, a review of 2006 congressional financial disclosure statements by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics found that lawmakers have as much as $196 million “invested in companies doing business with the Defense Department, earning millions since the start of the Iraq war.” An Associated Press article on the report, however, offered [...]

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Report identifies airborne ISR programs in U.S. Department of Defense (Military and Aerospace Electronics)

webmaster@pennwell.com (PennWell Staff) — Wed, 14 May 2008 23:15:48 GMT

DUBLIN, Ireland, 15 May 2008. Research and Markets has announced the addition of "U.S. Airborne ISR Platforms Markets" to its portfolio.

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Pentagon delivers ~100 tons of supplies to Burma (Global Security)

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:05:40 GMT

Today, five more plane loads of relief supplies were delivered by U.S. military aircraft as part of Joint Task Force Caring Response, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters. That makes for a total of about 98 tons of U.S. military-delivered supplies to Burma, including water, food, blankets and more, Whitman said. “We continue to offer our assistance,” Whitman said. “At this time, at...

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The Pentagon's Unfounded Fears About The GI Bill - Political Opinion (Net News Publisher)

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:51 GMT

... benefits for veterans should be “ at the top of the list of no-brainers in Washington,” the Pentagon, the White House, and some members of Congress are resisting Webb’s efforts “ out of fea r that too many will use it.” In a press briefing earlier this month, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell warned of the “ harm ” Webb’s bill would do to troop retention and objected to the generous...

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Main-Stream Media Ignores Pentagon Propaganda Program Run by White House (Roxanne's Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:23:55 GMT

More Spin Uncovered Last month, in a major exposé, the New York Times reported that the Pentagon had created a domestic propaganda program that made use of more than 75 “military analysts” to disseminate favorable coverage of the Bush administration's war efforts. The program included, for example, private briefings with former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other top officials, commercial...

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SRA Awarded $10 Million Task Order from Department of Defense's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (PR News Wire)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:01:00 GMT

FAIRFAX, Va., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: ), a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations, today announced it has been awarded a task order to provide logistics, network support, software engineering and Web services for research and development operations for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency...

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White House Knew of the Pentagon Domestic Propaganda Program - Political Opinion (Net News Publisher)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:12:25 GMT

Pentagon documents released by the Defense Department and posted at its website show that White House officials, including Karl Rove, were aware of the domestic propaganda program under which the DoD coached retired military “analysts” to parrot administration views in television and radio appearances on all the major networks. The Smith-Mundt Act prohibits the federal [...]

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Defense Department Jettisons Charges Against '20th Hijacker' (in propria persona)

Wed, 14 May 2008 19:09:00 GMT

Law Blog - WSJ.com : Defense Department Jettisons Charges Against '20th Hijacker' : On the Gitmo front, the last several weeks have brought the Bush administration a series of legal defeats. First, Gitmo’s former chief prosecutor turned against the Pentagon, testifying that political interference had tainted the military commissions, set up to prosecute detainees. Then a key legal...

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