[CLUE-Talk] The military takes a cue from Microsoft

[Jed S. Baer]

On 11 Oct 2003 09:03:59 -0600
"Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier" <jzb at dissociatedpress.net> wrote:

> I'm sure that just about everyone on this list has heard of
> "astroturfing" -- sending out fake letters or having real people send
...
> When you hear about things like this, it really brings into question
> whether you can trust anything coming from the Bush administration. 

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/WNT/World/iraq031013_letters-1.html

<quote>
[Lt. Colonel] Caraccilo wrote that his staff drafted the letter, he edited
it and reviewed it and then offered it to the soldiers. "Every soldier who
signed that letter did so after a careful read," he said. "Some, who could
find the time, decided to send their own versions, while others chose not
to take part in the initiative."
</quote>

jed
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