As if the mainstream media wasn’t enough of a joke already…

It has just come out that the Pentagon has been paying military analysts and other news “professionals” to push their pro-war agenda without divulging their loyalties. Here’s a quick write-up from FreePress.org:

The Pentagon is infiltrating the media with pro-war propaganda.

The scheme reaches all the way to the Bush White House, where top officials recruited dozens of “military analysts” to spread favorable views of the war via every major news channel — without revealing they were working from Pentagon scripts and often lobbying for major military contractors looking to cash in on the war.

This is a violation of every conceivable standard of journalism — and possibly of federal law.

And here is a quick video of some the lies that we have been told:

Are you mad yet? You should be. We are being lied to by our own government to help their friends make big bucks on the Iraq occupation. This needs to be made public. Take action at: https://secure.freepress.net/site/Advocacy?id=257