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NYT Editorial: The Tarnished Brass

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Officers used their access to Pentagon bigwigs to promote their private businesses. The deal was simple: Offer good news on Iraq, even when the news is bad. One example: a retired Marine colonel and Fox News analyst asked his Pentagon contact to "please let me know if you have any specific points you want covered or that you would prefer to downplay."
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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