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Now I know propoganda is a tool of all government and is used by every government worldwide and many groups within various countries.
However, the difference here is that the us government is actively paying new reporters through back-alley deals with ficticious organisations - which right there spells trouble.
If the writers took money directly and we knew they were paid and who is paying them and why, thats one thing. When a government hides that information, and attempts to portray the writers reports as unbias fact, thats when I think they cross a line.
I also think it speaks volumes about the 'cause' they are fighting for or against. If you have to pay reporters to 'see' your views on a topic and write news storeys slanted towards your agenda, while at the same time a truly impartial writer would write storeys that say the exact opposite - well that also speaks volumes.
If you have to pay people to say things they normally wouldn't, then are you really helping the common man or are you furthering an agenda of personal gain?
Thats the question one must ask when they listen to news in america. If you think the bush admin was just funding writers to spew anti-castro rhetoric, your seriously mistaken. It's just the only one they have gotten caught with so far.
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