Questions Linger about the Military-Media Complex

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It was extremely interesting for me to read that blog. Thanks for it. I like such themes and everything connected to this matter. I definitely want to read a bit more soon. BTW, rather nice design that blog has, but what do you think about changing it once in a few months?
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Right on (my respected friend, John Mashek:
I must say I have been talking back to the TV set displaying these triple dippers since the Iraq War was prepping. There ought to be some procedure where by these Generals and Colonels, and Admirals could lose retirement rank for these egregious greedy, egocentric actions. I would expect such "pre-emptive actions by the Pentagon, but I do not excuse the retirees who have entered into these unethical business arrangements with the networks, NOR do I excuse the network executives who hired them, for whatever the costs, NOR do I excuse the anchors of the networks who led, hour after hour, into these military retiree prostitutes. The experienced anchors, network and cable, should have been challenging their executives from the get-go; afterall, the executives need jouranlistic, ethical, guidanace from their "over-paid, " so called, "journalist anchors." Strong e-mail to follow.

Phil Jones, retired CBS News Correspondent of FL 10:44PM April 26, 2008

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John W. Mashek covered politics in Washington for four decades with U.S. News & World Report, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Boston Globe. His primary beats were Congress, the White House, and national politics. He covered every presidential election from 1960 to 1996. He was a panelist in three televised presidential debates in 1984, 1988, and 1992.