Sunday, April 20, 2008
4-Star Parrots
Yesterday's New York Times details how the stable of military analysts paraded on all major TV news networks in the US for the last seven years are also paid lobbyists for military contractors. As part of an elite public relations force of retired military, these 4-star parrots simultaneously collect military pensions, salaries from arms merchants, and speaking fees from major media. Indeed, these hit men are so well-programmed for nightly news propaganda, that the corporate talking heads have become largely superfluous.
