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"US Central Command has launched an online communications effort that

includes electronic news updates and a links campaign that has

resulted in several hundred blogs receiving and publishing CENTCOM

content."

 

The military plans to develop the "institutional capability" to

respond to critical news coverage within the same news cycle and to

develop a comprehensive scheme for infiltrating the internet.

 

The Pentagon's strategy for taking over the internet and controlling

the free flow of information has already been chronicled in a recently

declassified report, "The Information Operations Roadmap"; is a window

into the minds of those who see free speech as dangerous as an "enemy

weapons-system".

 

The Pentagon is aiming for "full spectrum dominance" of the Internet.

Their objective is to manipulate public perceptions, quash competing

points of view, and perpetuate a narrative of American generosity and

good-will.

 

Rumsfeld's comments are intended to awaken his constituents to the

massive information war that is being waged to transform the Internet

into the progeny of the MSM; a reliable partner for the dissemination

of establishment-friendly news.

 

The Associated Press reported recently that the US government

conducted a massive simulated attack on the Internet called

"Cyber-Storm". The wargame was designed, among other things, to

"respond to misinformation campaigns and activist calls by internet

bloggers, online diarists whose 'Web logs" include political rantings

and musings about current events".

 

Before Bush took office, "political rantings and musings about current

events" were protected under the 1st amendment.

 

No more.

 

The War Department is planning to insert itself into every area of the

Internet from blogs to chat rooms, from leftist web sites to editorial

commentary. Their rapid response team will be on hair-trigger alert to

dispute any tidbit of information that challenges the official storyline

 

Whole story here.

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While I do think the lot of 'em are poking into the Internet a bit too much, I don't put too much stock in this. Personal political views aside, this Mr. Whitney clearly has a bit of bias driving him (http://www.selvesandothers.org/view73.html). Looks like he goes in the "mediocre entertainment over news value" bin with Hannity and Rhodes.

 

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"US Central Command has launched an online communications effort that

includes electronic news updates and a links campaign that has

resulted in several hundred blogs receiving and publishing CENTCOM

content."

 

The military plans to develop the "institutional capability" to

respond to critical news coverage within the same news cycle and to

develop a comprehensive scheme for infiltrating the internet.

 

The Pentagon's strategy for taking over the internet and controlling

the free flow of information has already been chronicled in a recently

declassified report, "The Information Operations Roadmap"; is a window

into the minds of those who see free speech as dangerous as an "enemy

weapons-system".

 

The Pentagon is aiming for "full spectrum dominance" of the Internet.

Their objective is to manipulate public perceptions, quash competing

points of view, and perpetuate a narrative of American generosity and

good-will.

 

Rumsfeld's comments are intended to awaken his constituents to the

massive information war that is being waged to transform the Internet

into the progeny of the MSM; a reliable partner for the dissemination

of establishment-friendly news.

 

The Associated Press reported recently that the US government

conducted a massive simulated attack on the Internet called

"Cyber-Storm". The wargame was designed, among other things, to

"respond to misinformation campaigns and activist calls by internet

bloggers, online diarists whose 'Web logs" include political rantings

and musings about current events".

 

Before Bush took office, "political rantings and musings about current

events" were protected under the 1st amendment.

 

No more.

 

The War Department is planning to insert itself into every area of the

Internet from blogs to chat rooms, from leftist web sites to editorial

commentary. Their rapid response team will be on hair-trigger alert to

dispute any tidbit of information that challenges the official storyline

 

Whole story here.

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:lol::D:D

 

Here's a nice analysis of the document the blogger's whining about.

 

Here's the document, "The Information Operations Roadmap", itself.

 

Please show me in either where the blogger's complaints are detailed.

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Don't worry...if Rumsfeld and the other Bushistas pursue this like have Osama Bin Laden, they'll take three years to FIND the internet, let alone subvert it.

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I'd have to say that if he were offered up, unlike the Clintonistas, they would scoop him up. :doh:

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Don't worry...if Rumsfeld and the other Bushistas pursue this like have Osama Bin Laden, they'll take three years to FIND the internet, let alone subvert it.

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They just have to ask Al Gore where it is.

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History says we should have been more worried with the British managing ports than any Arab state... :doh:

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Than ANY Arab State? Hell...let's put Syria in charge of our ports! You neo cons are awfully chummy with the Arab States these days.

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Than ANY Arab State?  Hell...let's put Syria in charge of our ports!  You neo cons are awfully chummy with the Arab States these days.

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We have to make up for Ron Brown's chumminess with the Chicomms and warheads and satellite technology and the Enron India venture and the Lippo Group James Riady Indonesian low-sulfur coal interests and the Buddist Monks and the Chinese Panama Canal and San Diego port control and the free reactors-for-North Korea stuff and World Com and Global Crossing and the Mark Rich pardon and Elian Gonzales and Oklahoma and Rwanda and Somilia and Bosnia and Ruby Ridge and Waco and Monica and haircuts and the WH Travel office and the Rose Law Firm and the late James McDougal and the dead Arkansas State Troopers and Vince Foster and Whitewater and Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones and disbarrment and the 1st Trade Center bombing and the USS Cole and the aspirin factory bombings and the retroactive tax increase and the geometric rise in trade deficits and government-by-focus-group and Hillary's futures market profits and 2% mortgage deals for a posh NY address and a run-over dog and a pitched-out cat and "I have no specific recollection" and the trashing of the White House and emasculating the CIA and so on.

 

It's tough, I tell ya.. :doh:

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We have to make up for Ron Brown's chumminess with the Chicomms and warheads and satellite technology and the Enron India venture and the Lippo Group James Riady Indonesian low-sulfur coal interests and the Buddist Monks and the Chinese Panama Canal and San Diego port control and the free reactors-for-North Korea stuff and World Com and Global Crossing and the Mark Rich pardon and Elian Gonzales and Oklahoma and Rwanda and Somilia and Bosnia and Ruby Ridge and Waco and Monica and haircuts and the WH Travel office and the Rose Law Firm and the late James McDougal and the dead Arkansas State Troopers and Vince Foster and Whitewater and Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones and disbarrment and the 1st Trade Center bombing and the USS Cole and the aspirin factory bombings and the retroactive tax increase and the geometric rise in trade deficits and government-by-focus-group and Hillary's futures market profits and  2% mortgage deals for a posh NY address and a run-over dog and a pitched-out cat and "I have no specific recollection" and the trashing of the White House and emasculating the CIA and so on.

 

It's tough, I tell ya.. :doh:

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Sure...I suppose letting a bunch of Arabs fly into the World Trade Center was a good start? Let alone the mishandling of Katrina, the record deficit, the disclosure of classified information by the Scooter, and the rest of the stellar work of that doofus president. Maybe he can let Hezbolah handle Miami, Hamas handle Boston and since his buddies in Al Qaeda know New York so well he can put them in charge of that port? :D

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