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This is a weird item...
The Olympian newspaper (Olympia, WA) has uncovered a propaganda campaign by the U.S. military to distribute a pro-war/positive spin on the occupation of Iraq.
These form letters are distributed to newspapers nationwide - under the guise of being personal letters from soldiers in Iraq. Many soldiers had no idea their name was being attached to this letter.
Blatant misdirection and deception.
In other news...
Spent Saturday working the Great Oregon Beach Cleanup - out on Rockaway Beach. About half of the 75 volunteers I'd recruited from my employer showed up....the rest got spooked by the media predictions of bad weather. Fortunately, the storms took a break to let volunteers who did show up get in a couple hours of cleanup time. So, it was a success - with about 22 tons of trash being removed from Oregon beaches.
This is a weird item...
The Olympian newspaper (Olympia, WA) has uncovered a propaganda campaign by the U.S. military to distribute a pro-war/positive spin on the occupation of Iraq.
These form letters are distributed to newspapers nationwide - under the guise of being personal letters from soldiers in Iraq. Many soldiers had no idea their name was being attached to this letter.
Blatant misdirection and deception.
In other news...
Spent Saturday working the Great Oregon Beach Cleanup - out on Rockaway Beach. About half of the 75 volunteers I'd recruited from my employer showed up....the rest got spooked by the media predictions of bad weather. Fortunately, the storms took a break to let volunteers who did show up get in a couple hours of cleanup time. So, it was a success - with about 22 tons of trash being removed from Oregon beaches.
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