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Recently released documents reveal that
the White House and the Pentagon have
engaged in an orchestrated campaign to
influence network and cable television
news military analysts, in an effort to
shape coverage of the “war on terror”
and the occupation of Iraq.
The documents, which were obtained by
the New York Times after it sued the
Department of Defense, show that the
Bush administration “sought to exploit
ideological and military allegiances, and
also a powerful financial dynamic: Most
of the analysts have ties to military
contractors vested in the very war
policies they are asked to assess on air,”
according to the newspaper. Some
the White House and the Pentagon have
engaged in an orchestrated campaign to
influence network and cable television
news military analysts, in an effort to
shape coverage of the “war on terror”
and the occupation of Iraq.
The documents, which were obtained by
the New York Times after it sued the
Department of Defense, show that the
Bush administration “sought to exploit
ideological and military allegiances, and
also a powerful financial dynamic: Most
of the analysts have ties to military
contractors vested in the very war
policies they are asked to assess on air,”
according to the newspaper. Some
military analysts later expressed regret at
having been “manipulated” by the
Pentagon, and some admitted to
skewing their reports in order to
maintain their access to high-level
officials. According to the report, the
networks are often unaware of potential
conflicts of interest arising from the
analysts’ business holdings.
In addition to providing favorable analysis
and adhering to administration talking
points, the military experts were
expected to counter negative or
unwelcome reports. The Times reports,
“Again and again, records show, the
administration has enlisted analysts as a
rapid reaction force to rebut what it
having been “manipulated” by the
Pentagon, and some admitted to
skewing their reports in order to
maintain their access to high-level
officials. According to the report, the
networks are often unaware of potential
conflicts of interest arising from the
analysts’ business holdings.
In addition to providing favorable analysis
and adhering to administration talking
points, the military experts were
expected to counter negative or
unwelcome reports. The Times reports,
“Again and again, records show, the
administration has enlisted analysts as a
rapid reaction force to rebut what it
viewed as critical news coverage,
some of it by the networks’ own
Pentagon correspondents.” The
military analysts received private
briefings with senior officials, access
to classified information, and trips to
Baghdad, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
The report notes that the top
military analysts collectively represent
more than 150 military contractors
either as lobbyists, senior executives,
board members, or consultants.
Pentagon memos referred to the
analysts as "surrogates" who would
repeat talking points "in the form of
their own opinions." it's all true
some of it by the networks’ own
Pentagon correspondents.” The
military analysts received private
briefings with senior officials, access
to classified information, and trips to
Baghdad, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay,
Cuba.
The report notes that the top
military analysts collectively represent
more than 150 military contractors
either as lobbyists, senior executives,
board members, or consultants.
Pentagon memos referred to the
analysts as "surrogates" who would
repeat talking points "in the form of
their own opinions." it's all true
A new study of genetically modified
soybeans confirms what other
research has found: that GM
products do not increase crop yields,
and in many cases farmers record
significant decreases in productivity
using the bioengineered seeds. The
three-year University of Kansas study
showed a ten percent yield reduction
for a GM soybean produced by
Monsanto. The results raise new
doubts about claims that genetically
modified crops may provide the
answer to world food commodity
shortages or decreasing fossil fuel
supplies.
The Kansas research study produced
similar results to an earlier project at
the University of Nebraska. A
spokesman for Monsanto said that
the seeds, which are engineered to
be resistant to the ubiquitous
Monsanto-produced pesticide
Roundup, were not designed to
produce higher yields, but that such a
product was in development. Critics
contend that agribusiness is reaching
the limit of its ability to raise crop
yields through bioengineering, which
is increasingly complex. it's all true
soybeans confirms what other
research has found: that GM
products do not increase crop yields,
and in many cases farmers record
significant decreases in productivity
using the bioengineered seeds. The
three-year University of Kansas study
showed a ten percent yield reduction
for a GM soybean produced by
Monsanto. The results raise new
doubts about claims that genetically
modified crops may provide the
answer to world food commodity
shortages or decreasing fossil fuel
supplies.
The Kansas research study produced
similar results to an earlier project at
the University of Nebraska. A
spokesman for Monsanto said that
the seeds, which are engineered to
be resistant to the ubiquitous
Monsanto-produced pesticide
Roundup, were not designed to
produce higher yields, but that such a
product was in development. Critics
contend that agribusiness is reaching
the limit of its ability to raise crop
yields through bioengineering, which
is increasingly complex. it's all true
Pharmaceutical giant Merck routinely
drafted research studies that supported
its own products, using in-house
employees or private contractors to
write scientific reports and then
attributing authorship of the papers to
prominent doctors who were paid by
the company. The fraudulent practice,
which is detailed in an article in the
Journal of the American Medical
Association, was discovered by doctors
involved in lawsuits over Merck’s drug
Vioxx. The authors of the JAMA article
say that the “ghostwriting” of medical
research reports by corporate marketing
and public relations departments appears
to be increasingly common.
The team reviewing internal Merck
documents for plaintiffs in Vioxx-related
litigation found references to 96
different medical journal publications.
The documents showed that for 16 of
20 reports on clinical trials of the drug,
Merck employees were listed as authors
on early drafts, but when the papers
were published, outside doctors were
credited. The lead author of the JAMA
article, Dr. Joseph Ross of the Mount
Sinai School of Medicine, told the New
York Times, “It almost calls into
question all legitimate research that’s
been conducted by the pharmaceutical
drafted research studies that supported
its own products, using in-house
employees or private contractors to
write scientific reports and then
attributing authorship of the papers to
prominent doctors who were paid by
the company. The fraudulent practice,
which is detailed in an article in the
Journal of the American Medical
Association, was discovered by doctors
involved in lawsuits over Merck’s drug
Vioxx. The authors of the JAMA article
say that the “ghostwriting” of medical
research reports by corporate marketing
and public relations departments appears
to be increasingly common.
The team reviewing internal Merck
documents for plaintiffs in Vioxx-related
litigation found references to 96
different medical journal publications.
The documents showed that for 16 of
20 reports on clinical trials of the drug,
Merck employees were listed as authors
on early drafts, but when the papers
were published, outside doctors were
credited. The lead author of the JAMA
article, Dr. Joseph Ross of the Mount
Sinai School of Medicine, told the New
York Times, “It almost calls into
question all legitimate research that’s
been conducted by the pharmaceutical
industry with the academic physician.”
Spokesmen for Merck confirmed that
the company uses contract writers and
its own employees to draft reports
before they are forwarded to the
doctors who eventually claim authorship
of the papers in scientific journals. But
they denied allegations that the studies
are “ghostwritten” by the company, and
insisted that the listed authors made
significant contributions to the reports.
Some of the doctors named as authors
of the Vioxx reports have come forward
to defend their role in the controversial
practice.
Among the internal Merck documents
was an email from a private company
hired to write reports about the efficacy
of Vioxx for publication in various
scientific journals. The email cites an
“intended author” and “intended
journal” for each of eight different
articles. One early draft of a paper about
the use of Vioxx by patients with
Alzheimer’s disease listed several Merck
employees as contributors, but identified
the lead researcher as “External
Author?” The article was eventually
published two years later in a leading
medical journal as the work of a well-
known Alzheimer’s specialist. it's all true
Spokesmen for Merck confirmed that
the company uses contract writers and
its own employees to draft reports
before they are forwarded to the
doctors who eventually claim authorship
of the papers in scientific journals. But
they denied allegations that the studies
are “ghostwritten” by the company, and
insisted that the listed authors made
significant contributions to the reports.
Some of the doctors named as authors
of the Vioxx reports have come forward
to defend their role in the controversial
practice.
Among the internal Merck documents
was an email from a private company
hired to write reports about the efficacy
of Vioxx for publication in various
scientific journals. The email cites an
“intended author” and “intended
journal” for each of eight different
articles. One early draft of a paper about
the use of Vioxx by patients with
Alzheimer’s disease listed several Merck
employees as contributors, but identified
the lead researcher as “External
Author?” The article was eventually
published two years later in a leading
medical journal as the work of a well-
known Alzheimer’s specialist. it's all true
Increasing reports of suspicious
house fires and automobile fires
across the country have led law
enforcement officials and
insurance companies to conclude
that some owners who cannot
afford to make loan payments
may be choosing to commit arson
as a way out of seemingly
intractable financial situations.
Although rates of arson declined
by 60 percent between 1997 and
2007, arson and cases of
suspected arson have been
increasing in certain areas across
America, most significantly in
areas where there have been
large numbers of home
foreclosures. In Ohio, a sate that
has seen a dramatic increase in
foreclosures, instances of
automobile arson and staged auto
thefts have risen by 150 percent
in the past two years.
In California, where thousands of
properties have been seized by
banks, the number of suspected
home arson cases referred for
official investigation has doubled
and the number of auto arsons
has increased by a third. In the
San Joaquin Valley, which had the
nation’s highest rate of
foreclosures in March, cases of
suspicious auto fires have doubled
over the past three years.
Investigators from the insurance
industry have requested a meeting
with the state’s insurance
commission to convince the
authority to investigate instances
of possible arson that occurred
during last years wildfires that
destroyed 2000 homes in
the state. it's all true
house fires and automobile fires
across the country have led law
enforcement officials and
insurance companies to conclude
that some owners who cannot
afford to make loan payments
may be choosing to commit arson
as a way out of seemingly
intractable financial situations.
Although rates of arson declined
by 60 percent between 1997 and
2007, arson and cases of
suspected arson have been
increasing in certain areas across
America, most significantly in
areas where there have been
large numbers of home
foreclosures. In Ohio, a sate that
has seen a dramatic increase in
foreclosures, instances of
automobile arson and staged auto
thefts have risen by 150 percent
in the past two years.
In California, where thousands of
properties have been seized by
banks, the number of suspected
home arson cases referred for
official investigation has doubled
and the number of auto arsons
has increased by a third. In the
San Joaquin Valley, which had the
nation’s highest rate of
foreclosures in March, cases of
suspicious auto fires have doubled
over the past three years.
Investigators from the insurance
industry have requested a meeting
with the state’s insurance
commission to convince the
authority to investigate instances
of possible arson that occurred
during last years wildfires that
destroyed 2000 homes in
the state. it's all true
The House Financial Services committee
approved a $15 billion housing bill that is
intended to assist American families who
run the risk of having their homes seized
by financial institutions through
foreclosure actions leaving them
homeless. Though there has been
bipartisan support for a measure that
would provide relief for homeowners,
the bills currently under consideration in
both houses rely heavily on tax breaks
and incentives for homebuilders and
offer little for families facing foreclosure
and no funding at all directly to
homeowners who are locked into
expensive loans as their properties
rapidly lose value.
Key provisions in both bills call for
supplying $4 billion in federal aid to local
governments in areas hit hardest by
foreclosures, offering a $7000 dollar tax
approved a $15 billion housing bill that is
intended to assist American families who
run the risk of having their homes seized
by financial institutions through
foreclosure actions leaving them
homeless. Though there has been
bipartisan support for a measure that
would provide relief for homeowners,
the bills currently under consideration in
both houses rely heavily on tax breaks
and incentives for homebuilders and
offer little for families facing foreclosure
and no funding at all directly to
homeowners who are locked into
expensive loans as their properties
rapidly lose value.
Key provisions in both bills call for
supplying $4 billion in federal aid to local
governments in areas hit hardest by
foreclosures, offering a $7000 dollar tax
credit to purchasers of foreclosed
properties, and providing $100 million in
federal funding to groups that offer
mortgage counseling.
The most expensive component of the
federal spending measures proposed,
however, is a tax provision that provides
aid not to families, but rather to the
home building industry. The provision
allows companies to charge off losses
from this year and next year against
taxes that the companies have paid going
back to 2004. This would allow
businesses to either receive refunds of
taxes paid in past years or use their
losses to reduce their taxable income in
any of the next 20 years. The write-off
provision is estimated to cost taxpayers
$6.1 billion. The provision was
promoted by the National Association of
Home Builders, which has donated more
properties, and providing $100 million in
federal funding to groups that offer
mortgage counseling.
The most expensive component of the
federal spending measures proposed,
however, is a tax provision that provides
aid not to families, but rather to the
home building industry. The provision
allows companies to charge off losses
from this year and next year against
taxes that the companies have paid going
back to 2004. This would allow
businesses to either receive refunds of
taxes paid in past years or use their
losses to reduce their taxable income in
any of the next 20 years. The write-off
provision is estimated to cost taxpayers
$6.1 billion. The provision was
promoted by the National Association of
Home Builders, which has donated more
than $11 million to political
candidates and parties since 2000.
The Center for Budget and Policy
Priorities estimates that “about three-
fifths of the bill’s cost reflects tax-cut
provisions that will do little or
nothing to help either homeowners
or hard-hit communities."
A provision that would allow
bankruptcy judges to cut interest
rates on mortgages to help families
that have filed for bankruptcy
protection to remain in their homes
was killed in the Senate version of
the bill by a vote of 58-36. Eight
Senate Democrats and independent
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
voted with republican Senate
members to deny homeowners
this protection. it's all true
candidates and parties since 2000.
The Center for Budget and Policy
Priorities estimates that “about three-
fifths of the bill’s cost reflects tax-cut
provisions that will do little or
nothing to help either homeowners
or hard-hit communities."
A provision that would allow
bankruptcy judges to cut interest
rates on mortgages to help families
that have filed for bankruptcy
protection to remain in their homes
was killed in the Senate version of
the bill by a vote of 58-36. Eight
Senate Democrats and independent
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
voted with republican Senate
members to deny homeowners
this protection. it's all true
A recent study prison populations found
that the United States holds nearly one
quarter of all prisoners worldwide.
While the US has less than 5 percent of
the world’s population, it holds 2.3
million criminals behind bars. That is
more than any country including China
that has four times as many people but
has 1.6 million prisoners.
The report from the International
Center for Prison Studies at King’s
College in London found that the US has
the highest percentage of its population
behind bars. For every 100,000
residents in America, 735 are in prison.
Russia had the second highest rate of
incarceration, 627 for every 100,000
people. Most industrialized nations had
averages that were far lower than in the
US. In England only 151 citizens per
100,000 are in prison and in Japan the
that the United States holds nearly one
quarter of all prisoners worldwide.
While the US has less than 5 percent of
the world’s population, it holds 2.3
million criminals behind bars. That is
more than any country including China
that has four times as many people but
has 1.6 million prisoners.
The report from the International
Center for Prison Studies at King’s
College in London found that the US has
the highest percentage of its population
behind bars. For every 100,000
residents in America, 735 are in prison.
Russia had the second highest rate of
incarceration, 627 for every 100,000
people. Most industrialized nations had
averages that were far lower than in the
US. In England only 151 citizens per
100,000 are in prison and in Japan the
number is 63 per 100,000 residents.
As previously reported by
redstateupdate.net, the findings of a
recent study by the Pew Center
reported that 1 in every 100 American
Adults is currently incarcerated. The
Pew report found that the states spend
over $49 billion each year to service a
growing population of prisoners.
Both reports found that America’s
sentencing practices are the most severe
in the industrial world. The US locks up
people for more nonviolent crimes than
any other industrial nation. The US is
the only advanced nation that
incarcerates people who are prosecuted
for writing bad checks. Prison sentences
in the US are also lengthier than those
imposed in European countries
and Canada. it's all true
As previously reported by
redstateupdate.net, the findings of a
recent study by the Pew Center
reported that 1 in every 100 American
Adults is currently incarcerated. The
Pew report found that the states spend
over $49 billion each year to service a
growing population of prisoners.
Both reports found that America’s
sentencing practices are the most severe
in the industrial world. The US locks up
people for more nonviolent crimes than
any other industrial nation. The US is
the only advanced nation that
incarcerates people who are prosecuted
for writing bad checks. Prison sentences
in the US are also lengthier than those
imposed in European countries
and Canada. it's all true
...The first value is, we're
all God's children."
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all God's children."
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"And we base it, our
history, and our
decision-making, our
future, on solid values....
history, and our
decision-making, our
future, on solid values....
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Military Analysts' Interest in Conflict a Conflict of Interest
Journal Articles Prescribed by Drug Company
Lower Yields
From Mutant Fields
From Mutant Fields
Construction Industry Tax Breaks Built Into Housing Package
Banks Burned
By Foreclosures
By Foreclosures
US Has a Lock on Incarceration Records