Turning the Other Way

According to PRwatch, the United States government has no problem using propaganda in Iraq as an effort to "win the hearts and minds" of the Iraqi people. The Lincoln Group, responsible for producing mass amounts of "news" placed in newspapers has undergone an investigation by the military. The military has cleared Lincoln Group of any wrong-doing:

"The findings are narrow in focus, and conclude that the Lincoln Group committed no legal violations because its actions in paying to place American [information operations troops]-written articles without attribution were not expressly prohibited by its contract or military rules."

Hmmm... so an investigation is done by an "independent third-party" that has nothing to do with the Lincoln group? Nope. The Lincoln group is actually funded by the United States military at a sum of $7 million. So of course the US military is going to "clear" the Lincoln Group of any wrong doing... I guess they took tips from Lincoln Group to fuel their lies. Money buys friends.