How the Pentagon planted a false story

[go west young man]

Senior Pentagon officials, evidently reflecting a broader administration policy decision, used an off-the-record Pentagon briefing to turn the January 6 US-Iranian incident in the Strait of Hormuz into a sensational story demonstrating Iran's military aggressiveness, a reconstruction of the events following the incident shows.

The initial press stories on the incident, all of which can be traced to a briefing by deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs in charge of media operations, Bryan Whitman, contained similar information that has since been repudiated by the navy itself.

Then the navy disseminated a short video into which was spliced the audio of a phone call warning that US warships would "explode" in "a few seconds". Although it was ostensibly a navy production, Inter Press Service (IPS) has learned that the ultimate decision on its content was made by top officials of the Defense Department.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JA17Ak03.html

[sam sarrha]

1. everyone involved in the fake story should be fired and lose their pension for deception under

service of the united states citizens.. this is DECEPTION, trying to start a war on lies..AGAIN, RECEIVING A PAYCHECK TO SERVE THIS COUNTRY.

[cliss]

2. Oh, this ought to be good.

Just give them enough time, and we'll hear the whole story.
As they frantically point fingers, we'll get names, excuses, alibis, we might even get the name of the phony voice on the recording.

:smoke:
Stupid clowns.

[MasonJar]

3. It is quite obvious that W and his little leaguers feel immune from every

source of repudiation.

[ursi]

4. disgusting!!!

I felt this was bogus from the beginning and now this! When are we going after the liars who have controlled our country and led us to repeated shameful incidents while the whole world was watching?