I agree, but in some cases you have to "put out" just to stay on the air. What I find disturbing is that some people will go along with this. I prefer making up my own mind instead of being force fed state controlled garbage. Here, believe this....it's the "truth".

What do you mean by put out?

CIA worked with CNN.I posted it a while ago.CIA was there to put the right spin on stories.I believe CIA part of gov't is it not?

Gonz,

Example, "get in the bed or you're off the air".

Thats what I thought. But at the same time I don't think there is a single example of a TV or Radio station that lost its broadcast license for running an unflattering story about the government.

Igor,

Just as the FSB is part of the Russian Govt. Correct? And are you saying the Russian media is FREE to report ANYTHING it wishes?

BTW Igor, there are other media outlets in the US besides CNN. You know like CBS, NBC, ABC for example, not to mention all the local news outlets. You and CNN are starting to sound like a broken record.

By Geoff Metcalf
© 2000 WorldNetDaily.com

CNN employed active duty U.S. Army psychological operations personnel last year, WorldNetDaily has confirmed through several sources at Fort Bragg and elsewhere.
Maj. Thomas Collins, U.S. Information Service has confirmed that "psyops" (psychological operations) personnel, soldiers and officers, have worked in the CNN headquarters in Atlanta. The lend/lease exercise was part of an Army program called "Training With Industry." According to Collins, the soldiers and officers, "... worked as regular employees of CNN. Conceivably, they would have worked on stories during the Kosovo war. They helped in the production of news."

When asked if the introduction of military personnel into a civilian news organization was standard operating procedure, one source said, "That question is above my pay grade ... but I hope so. It's what we do."

The CNN military personnel were members of the Airmobile Fourth Psychological Operations Group, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. One of the main tasks of this group of almost 1200 soldiers and officers is to spread 'selected information.' Critics say that means dissemination of propaganda.

Cable News Network suffered a major embarrassment in the wake of the 'Tailwind' story it aired, alleging the U.S. government used lethal sarin gas to kill suspected defectors during the Vietnam war. After WorldNetDaily was the first news organization to expose the fraudulent news production, two CNN producers were fired and, eventually, CNN veteran reporter Peter Arnett also was ousted. In that case, Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Perry Smith quit his long-time job as a military adviser to CNN.

What about now? Has the U.S. military been in a position to have influenced directly CNN's news reports about the crisis in Kosovo?

Collins claims a "handful" of military assets were assigned to CNN for weeks "to get to know the company and to broaden their horizons." The Major asserts "they didn't work under the control of the army."

Several sources have confirmed the temporary outplacement of U.S. Army psyops personnel started two or three years ago, and they have been integrated into "various sectors of society." The assignment durations have been short-term up to one full year, depending on the mission. When asked, "What were the missions?" responses to WND varied from "No comment.", "... need to know," to smiles, and, in one case, an obscene recommendation.

CNN is the most watched and widely viewed news outlet in the world. During Operation Desert Storm, Saddam Hussein regularly watched CNN for battlefield intelligence. The symbiotic, intimate relationship between CNN and army psyops specialists has raised many eyebrows, with critics saying it raises doubts about CNN's journalistic integrity and independence.

The Fourth Psyop Group has been involved in the Gulf War, the Bosnian War and the Kosovo crisis. American psyops troops attempt to influence media and public opinion in armed conflicts in which American state interests are said to be at stake.

News coverage of the war in Kosovo, by CNN and other media, has been criticized as "one-sided, overly emotional, over-simplified and relying too heavily on NATO officials," observed a report from the Netherlands.

CNN has not thus far commented officially on the allegations. Megan Mahoney, a CNN spokeswoman recently said, "I don't believe that we would employ military personnel; it doesn't seem like something we would normally do." However, now that the U.S. Army Information Service has confirmed the news, Mahoney said she would have to contact CNN's senior officials. Geoff Metcalf is a staff reporter for WorldNetDaily.

Lets see there is also the AP, scripts-howard news service, USA Today(all other news papers) MSNBC, FOXnews,......hold hold on I got it all figured out now. It all makes perfect sence. Follow me here. Ted Turner and Hanoi Jane recently split right. I bet hanoi Jane got word the CIA was at CNN and she got pissed becuse she doesn't like the government policies (see picture of her in N. Vietnam on anti-aircraft gun). So she broke it off with Ted. In exchange for Ted letting the CIA in they will fix the next America's Cup yacht race in New Zeland so he can win.

FSB is not a newspaper

Hold on a second, Igor you said the CIA was at CNN then your post says it was the US Army at CNN...so is it the Army or the CIA. Anyway got to go i will check out this world net daily site tue.

US army my mistake.

The Fourth Psyop Group has been involved in the Gulf War, the Bosnian War and the Kosovo crisis. American psyops troops attempt to influence media and public opinion in armed conflicts in which American state interests are said to be at stake.

THIS STATEMENT NEEDS NO EXPLANATION

Igor,

Did I say it was? And that was a nice paste job there, to bad it never mentioned the CIA by name. Oops, am I to assume they're in there some place?

Answer the question Igor. Is the Russian media allowed to report ANYTHING it wishes?

2 cents worth:
take a bow, kisako/kim/gang......
this _exchanging_ is what this page is _supposed_ to be.