Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh, 15 September 2014 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A new report finds many talking heads who have been fanning the flames of war in the news media have ties to Pentagon contractors. Reporting for The Nation, Lee Fang details how television analysts including retired generals Jack Keane and Anthony Zinni and former Department of Homeland Security official Frances Townsend have appeared on television recently, but their ties to military contractors were not disclosed. Fang writes many of these commentators have skin in the game as paid directors and advisers to some of the largest military contractors in the world. Keane, for example, is a special adviser to Academi, the contractor formerly known as Blackwater, and a board member to military manufacturer General Dynamics. He is also a venture partner to SCP Partners, an investment firm that works with defense contractors.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 17:31:42 +0000
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