Pentagon to set new communications policy-official

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N11382187.htm

Pentagon to set new communications policy-official

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The Pentagon, stung by criticism over secret U.S. military payments to Iraqi newspapers to print pro-American articles, is moving to develop a "strategic communications" plan, a senior defense official said on Wednesday.

The White House and some members of Congress have expressed concern over the payments, but the military says it is important to spread the truth in Iraq to counter what it calls lying by insurgents to the Iraqi people.

The defense official said that developing clear guidance for communicating with the public at home and abroad is a key issue that will be taken up this year as a result of top-level debate in the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review, or QDR.

"There are a number of road maps that have been identified to be developed over the next year. One of them happens to be on strategic communications," the official, who asked not to be identified, told reporters of the QDR report, which will be sent to the White House and Congress in February.

[Submariner]

1. At the point of a gun is the Bush MO for policy

[bobthedrummer]

2. The Lincoln Group (mentioned in the article) is a perception

management business, like The Rendon Group, Phoenix Consulting Group, Inc., Perception Management Group, and the inhouse crew at The Carlyle Group to list but a few of these propagandists employed by this administration-they don't value reality, truth or professional ethics imo.

Here's a look at some of the perception managers of George W. Bush's policies.

The Lincoln Group
http://www.lincolngroup.com/

The Rendon Group
http://www.rendon.com/

Phoenix Consulting Group, Inc.
http://www.intellpros.com/CommClasses/competitive_Assurance_Catalog.htm

Perception Management Group (executives)
http://www.manwithplan.com/about.htm

[Earth_First]

3. Another "sorry we were caught" admission of guilt?

:sigh: