[news] U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press

[Mostly Water - mostlywater.org = news.resist.ca]

The operation is designed to mask any connection with the U.S. military. The Pentagon has a contract with a small Washington-based firm called Lincoln Group, which helps translate and place the stories. The Lincoln Group's Iraqi staff, or its subcontractors, sometimes pose as freelance reporters or advertising executives when they deliver the stories to Baghdad media outlets.

URL: http://mostlywater.org/node/3675