Extra! 2000 Ed. 6 – Update June

June 1, 2000

PSYOPS in the Newsroom

CNN got nervous when reports in European publications (Amsterdam’s Trouw, 2/21/00, 2/25/00; Intelligence Newsletter, 2/17/00) revealed that PSYOPS (Psychological Operations) specialists from the U.S. Army had worked as interns at the cable network’s Atlanta news headquarters. The program was terminated after its existence was revealed in Trouw, and network president Eason Jordan appeared on Pacifica […]

June 1, 2000

FAIR

The Elian Saga

The Perfect Solution Cokie Roberts: I have finally decided exactly what I want to have happen with Elián González. I would like him and his cousin, Marisleysis, to come live with me and get away from all of these crazy politicians on both sides. She is clearly the person who cares about him…. Sam Donaldson: […]

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