direct manipulation of pre-iraq pentagon/media relationship

Huffington Post

Pentagon gone wrong

The Premier Pentagon military institute calls Iraq a major debacle:
Yahoo News

McCain, McCain…

Man, what’s up with McCain. I didn’t even mention one thing about his first blunder because I didn’t want to be like that, but here’s his second Iraq mistake in a couple weeks. Not good for someone whose claim is as a policy expert and visionary. So far, that vision he sees isn’t so impressive.
Think Progress

What’s really going on in Iraq?

I certainly am less confused after this:

The Iran effect

There will be a doubtless link, of course, although I’ll leave that to the experts to sort out its validity
Huffington Post.com

Neo Con-Jobs

Here’s one for your expert journalism. Who was Saudi Arabi funding in the early 90’s?? Who were we funding in the late 80’s???? Fucking unbelievable.
Weekly Standard.com

Funny, I thought Chavez was a man of war…

(maybe it takes one to know one?)
Reuters.com

America plans still to wage a third war?

Hey, we can’t win a single war, let’s start another one! The other two are going so well? Oh, wait, Bin Laden’s still alive? What? But didn’t the CIA disbanded the Bin Laden search unit? Wait a second… now I’m just confused. I know! Bin Laden’s in Iran right?? What? Sunni’s and Shiite’s hate each other? They Do? So you mean Bin Laden and Iran are enemies? But didn’t Saddam Hussein, King of Al Queda and Iran blow up the world trade towers in NYC? I thought Iraq was a state in Iran, right? Hey!! I got an idea, lets just give them all chemical weapons like we did in the 80’s. Fuck yeah!