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Thanks for taking action to help spur Congressional hearings on the Pentagon's propaganda pundit program.

The more people that sign the letter, the greater the pressure for hearings will be, so please consider telling a few friends about what's going on and our letter to Congressional leaders.

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Subject:	Propaganda Pundits
Message:	Hi, I just sent a letter to some leaders in Congress asking them hold hearings about a Pentagon program that feed talking points and information to TV pundits in a deliberate attempt to alter public perception about the war in Iraq. As I would like this program to stop and those responsible for it held accountable, I'm hoping that you'll sign the letter too: http://action.firedoglake.com/page/s/propagandapundit If you want some more info on this, see the email below from Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake. Thanks! >>>>>> For the first time in our history, the American military has turned its operational apparatus upon the American public. And it’s high time that it stop. On April 21, the New York Times ran a shocking expose on a Pentagon program to generate favorable news coverage of the Iraq war. Starting with the run up to the war and continuing to this day, the program feed talking points and information to a set of retired military officials who appeared on TV thousands of times parading as objective pundits. We’re teaming up with some other groups like Freepress to send a letter to the five members of Congress - Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Armed Service Committee Chair Ike Skelton, Senate Armed Service Committee Chair Carl Levin and House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs Chair John Tierney - who can start up Congressional hearings on this despicable program. Add your name to the letter: http:// Psychological operations like this may not leave shell craters, but they are strategic military operations with a specific military purpose – in this case altering American public opinion. That’s why it’s against the law to use programs like this against Americans. It’s up to Congress to step in and do something to end this program and hold those responsible for it accountable. Please take a moment to send a powerful message to our Congressional leaders that we will not stand idly by to be manipulated by our own government. http:// Thank you for taking action, Jane Hamsher and the Firedoglake Action Team