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  1. 2004-10-04 October 4, 2004: Report: US Exaggerating Role of Al-Zarqawi to Create Al-Qaeda Connected Villain for Iraq War
  2. 2004-10-29 October 29, 2004: Bush Authorizes Pentagon, and Not Just CIA, to Give Cash, Equipment, and Weapons to Foreign Fighters
  3. 2004-11-03 Shortly After November 3, 2004: Rumsfeld Tells Joint Chiefs Election Win Means Public Approves of Neoconservative Policies
  4. 2004-11-13 November 13, 2004: New York Times Article Discusses Pentagon Plans for a ‘Global Information Grid’
  5. 2004-11-14 Week of November 14, 2004: Bush Starts Interagency Group to Consider Giving Pentagon Control of CIA Paramilitary Units
  6. 2005-01-08 January 8, 2005: Bush Administration Considering ‘Salvador Option’ for Iraq
  7. 2005-01-14 January 14, 2005: Pentagon Official Wants ‘Core Group’ of Analysts Who Will ‘Carry Our Water’ in TV Appearances
  8. 2005-01-17 January 17-18, 2005: Military Analysts Attribute Iran Article to ‘Disgruntled CIA Employees Who… Should be Taken out and Shot’; Report Back to Pentagon with Results
  9. 2005-01-23 January 23, 2005: Washington Post: Defense Department Operatives Allegedly Are Operating under Non-Official Cover
  10. 2005-01-23 January 23, 2005: Washington Post Exposes Pentagon Covert Operations Unit Kept Secret from Congressional Oversight
  11. 2005-02-04 February 4, 2005: Study Finds CIA Paramilitary Units Should Not Be Transferred to Pentagon
  12. 2005-03-04 March 4, 2005: Pentagon Military Analyst Program Producing ‘Huge Payback,’ Says Pentagon Official
  13. 2005-03-10 March 10, 2005: Lawsuit Against Agent Orange Suppliers Dismissed
  14. 2005-04-06 April 6, 2005: National Guardsman Sues over ‘Stop-Loss’ Deployment
  15. 2005-04-15 April 15, 2005: Soldier Ordered to Redeploy under ‘Stop-Loss’ Policy
  16. 2005-06-21 June 21, 2005: Pentagon Looks to ‘Expand the [Media] Echo Chamber’
  17. 2005-06-24 June 24-25, 2005: Selected Military Analysts Tour Guantanamo, Repeat Pentagon Talking Points in Media
  18. 2005-06-24 June 24, 2005: Pentagon Celebrates Analyst’s Performance on CNN
  19. 2005-06-24 June 24-27, 2005: CNN Analyst Characterizes Guantanamo as Safe, Modern; ‘Laughing’ Detainees Treated ‘Cordially’
  20. 2005-06-25 June 25, 2005: CNN Military Analyst Admits to Drinking ‘Government Kool-Aid’ as Part of Propaganda Operation
  21. 2005-06-27 June 27, 2005: Military Analyst Accuses Guantanamo Detainees of Abusing Soldiers, Follows Pentagon Script
  22. 2005-06-27 June 27, 2005: Military Analysts Take Part in Pentagon Media Strategy Sessions
  23. 2005-07-05 July 5, 2005: Pentagon Lists Specific Talking Points for Analysts, Pleased with Results
  24. 2005-07-30 July 30, 2005: Defense Contractor Plants Story in Iraqi Press
  25. 2005-08-02 August 2, 2005: Someone Pays Iraqi Newspaper $1500 to Publish Pro-American Story
  26. 2005-08-03 August 3-4, 2005: Military Analyst Fired for Criticizing US Strategy in Iraq
  27. 2005-08-06 August 6, 2005: Chalabi-Connected Baghdad Newspaper Reportedly Accepts Money to Run Article
  28. 2005-10-02 October 2, 2005: Broadcast Analyst and Author Submits Commentaries, Articles to Pentagon for Editing Before Release
  29. 2005-11-01 November 1, 2005: War Reporter Battles Rumsfeld, Four Other Pentagon Officials Over Iraq Policies
  30. 2005-12-08 December 8, 2005: US and Israel Only Countries to Vote against UN General Assembly Resolution to Prevent Arms Race in Space
  31. 2006-01-14 January 14, 2006: Lawsuit Against ‘Stop-Loss’ Deployment Dismissed
  32. 2006-02-17 February 17, 2006: Rumsfeld Defends Defense Department Program that Plants Stories in Iraqi Newspapers
  33. 2006-04-10 April 10, 2006: US Propaganda Campaign to Exaggerate Role of Al-Zarqawi to US and Iraq Audiences Is Exposed
  34. 2006-04-14 April 14-16, 2006: Rumsfeld Counters ‘Generals’ Revolt’ with Military Analysts
  35. 2006-04-16 April 16, 2006: Iraq Commander Says Rumsfeld Refused Requests for More Troops during Iraq War
  36. 2006-04-16 April 16, 2006: Three Military Analysts Defend Rumsfeld from Other Generals’ Call for Resignation, Echo One Another’s Arguments
  37. 2006-04-18 April 18, 2006: Military Analysts Confer with Rumsfeld on How to Shape Perceptions of War
  38. 2006-05-23 May 23, 2006: Evidence Indicates Karl Rove May be Involved in Pentagon Propaganda Operation
  39. 2006-06-01 June 1-2, 2006: Military Analyst Receives Pentagon Help in ‘Trying to Put the Best Possible Face on’ Shooting of Iraqi Civilians by Marines
  40. 2006-08-31 August 31, 2006: White House Releases New National Space Policy
  41. 2006-10-06 October 6, 2006: Defense Department Inspector General Concludes that Pentagon Contract to Plant Stories in Iraqi Media was Lawful
  42. 2006-11-06 November 6-8, 2006: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Resigns after Midterm Elections; Replaced by Robert Gates
  43. 2007-01-19 January 19, 2007: Defense Secretary Gates Orders ‘Stop-Loss’ Programs ‘Minimized’
  44. 2007-04-25 April 25, 2007: Former MSNBC Host Recalls Cancellation over Fears of Liberal Viewpoints Being Expressed
  45. 2007-04-25 April 25, 2007: NBC Political Host Refuses to Say Why Almost All News Stories about Impending Invasion Came from Government Sources
  46. 2007-05-10 May 10-11, 2007: CBS Fires Military Analyst for Participating in Anti-War Advertisement
  47. 2007-05-16 May 16, 2007: Bush Administration Opposes Military Pay, Benefits Increases
  48. 2007-07-20 July 20, 2007: Bush Misleads Troops about Support for Pay Raises
  49. 2007-07-24 July 24, 2007: ’Stop-Loss’ Redeployments Reported Devastating for Soldiers, Families
  50. 2008-02-11 February 11, 2008: US, Allies Engaged in Massive Propaganda Campaign about Iraq, Terrorists, Says Author