Sonntag, 20. April 2008
Wer sich immer noch fragt, wie es zu diesem gigantischen Clusterfuck im Irak kommen konnte, für den hat die New York Times heute einen Teil der Antwort. Die amerikanische Regierung hat offenbar systematisch vor, während und "nach" dem Irakkrieg Militärexperten bezahlt, die für diverse Fernsehsender und Zeitungen kommentiert haben.
At the Pentagon, members of Ms. Clarke’s staff marveled at the way the analysts seamlessly incorporated material from talking points and briefings as if it was their own.
“You could see that they were messaging,” Mr. Krueger said. “You could see they were taking verbatim what the secretary was saying or what the technical specialists were saying. And they were saying it over and over and over.” Some days, he added, “We were able to click on every single station and every one of our folks were up there delivering our message. You’d look at them and say, ‘This is working.’ ”
Das beschreibt die Situation vor dem Irakkrieg! Und offenbar war man sich bewusst, was man da macht:
A transcript of that session, never before disclosed, shows a shared determination to marginalize war critics and revive public support for the war.
“I’m an old intel guy,” said one analyst. (The transcript omits speakers’ names.) “And I can sum all of this up, unfortunately, with one word. That is Psyops. Now most people may hear that and they think, ‘Oh my God, they’re trying to brainwash.’ ”
“What are you, some kind of a nut?” Mr. Rumsfeld cut in, drawing laughter.
Mehr bei der
New York Times.
