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« on: August 08, 2010, 11:48:46 PM »
Any website that exists can track you and your information if they want to...and most of them do. If anyone is that freaked out by that, they shouldn't be online, period. Me personally, I don't really care. There are more important things to worry about in this world that what information Google or anyone collects. But even if you, yourself, are not online, your information still is, because most businesses store information electronically (credit cards, utility companies, any bills you pay, banks, etc. The list is endless.) So again, if you're really freaked out by that, get offline...but it's not going to keep your information offline. This is the Information Age. And Big Brother likes it, whether we do or not.
Credit Cards, Utilites, etc. don't know what I say Personally on a forum! LIke I said: Everything you post on a forum such as this is KNOWN and Facebook people put LOTS of Private info! (So there is a Big Differance IMO)
Well again, I stand by what I said. If it bothers you that much, get offline. I don't say anything online that I'm worried about. Come and get me Google. Here I am.
Excuse me - Don't You tell ME to "Get Off-Line" YOU missed what I said so I'll repeat it for you: I DO NOT FACE BOOK or TWITTER, therefore I AM NOT WORRIED! There was recently a news report in my area about people getting fired from their jobs due to what they posted on FaceBook (Sex life, drunken binges, etc) they also reported that people were getting their houses broken into because they posted WHEN they were going on vacation. So Drop the Snarkey Attitude Please!
They weren't getting robbed by just random people. You can add friends on Facebook and Twitter. They were getting robbed by their own friends. The guy also probably got fired because he became friends with his boss on Facebook. When you become friends with someone on Facebook, it's basically like a forum. He was probably stupid enough to post something he obviously shouldn't be doing, and his boss saw. So he fired him. :lol: I wonder how much of an idiot that guy feels for doing some illegal stuff and posting it on Facebook. It's kind of like that teen who became friends with his best friend's dad (who's a cop) and posting something about him smoking weed. His best friends dad found out, and he ended up giving him a lesson of why he shouldn't be doing drugs and citation to pay. Anyway, hope you enjoyed 
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« on: August 01, 2010, 09:54:30 PM »
Hi everybody!
I have never seen this pic. What Your thoughts?
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« on: August 01, 2010, 12:10:01 PM »
Inception is about mind-control. Be careful.
It isn't about mind control, nor anything close to it. It's about dreaming. Lucid Dreaming to be exact. Lucid Dreaming is possible, and you CAN control what happens in your dreams and create anything you want in your dreams. I've done it myself. All you have to do in your dreams is tell yourself that it's all a dream and that it's NOT real. Once you do that, that's where the fun begins. You'll be riding a back at like 500 miles per hour, you'll be flying, just a bunch of cool stuff you can create in your own mind and actually dream about it. It's kind of upsetting once you wake up, though, to know that it was all fake. Literally, "the mind is the magic." I wonder if Michael ever tried lucid dreaming. It really erases all the pains of the real world. Dreams really do unlock your minds greatest potential. Grace, I seriously recommend you to do some research on Lucid Dreaming, even try it. Takes practice though. If you go to Yoga, they can REALLY teach you great techniques on it. If not that, there's always Google and Youtube.
You may not agree, that's fine, I am not going into details.
I just said "be careful".
There is a pattern in those Hollywood frenzies and if you look really close, it is not funny at all.
"Stealing your dreams." One day you'll remember.
I have to say that I agree with Grace on this one. I saw the movie the other night and
mind Control" was the first thing that came to my mind also! I also see the "pattern" Grace is talking about...it's all about "awareness!"
After seeing Inception last night I agree with Grace and mjj4ever777. The movie revolves around planting an idea into someone's mind in a way that this person thinks it's his own idea, and acts upon it. It is done to make that person do something he normally would never have done, to manipulate him. It's not really important how it's done. In this movie it's done through entering a person's dream, but it also can be done by injecting a person with the drug sodium amytal like Evan Chandler did to Jordy.
Basic point is that someone's mind (ideas, thoughts, memories) is controlled by a third party.
By the way - did anyone else notice the "breaking glass" trigger..?
But did you enjoy the movie, that's what it's all about? Please don't be one of those people who can't find enjoyment from anything because they believe everything is a conspiracy against mankind. I hope you saw the movie for entertainment purposes and not investigative purposes. The characters in the movie were controlling the minds of the people IN the film, in a way, but they simply were not controlling the minds of the people watching the movie outside of the film. I saw the movie because it had an engaging story, an engaging script, a great director, a great cast, and awesome special effects. Not to see the movie for some petty investigating. I'm not trying to be offensive in any way, it's kind of hard to express emotion through text :lol:
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« on: August 01, 2010, 12:49:18 AM »
teine21...yes...I'm totally serious...I can't see it as well right now (I'm sitting outside) but when I was in my living room with a lamp on, I could see it well. Maybe with less light you will be able to see it. Unless I am completely hallucinating...but I don't just see one thing...I see SO MANY...that I don't think it's "just seeing objects in the clouds". I have smartboard software that allows me to zoom in without it getting pixelly. I will see if I can circle a few things and repost....the only bad thing is you can only upload a lower quality picture, so it might now show...but I will give it a try. Not trying to offend, but you are definitely hallucinating. Maybe it's a little too late where you are and you're tired and your eyes are playing tricks on you.
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« on: August 01, 2010, 12:38:58 AM »
if only the real one was killed Why kill him if he's done no harm?
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« on: August 01, 2010, 12:15:24 AM »
I know this is going to seem weird, but callofthewild are you Michael Jackson? My Michael alarm is going off and it's going pretty loud. :lol: But if you aren't, we all got a good laugh, didn't we? Maybe I've gone barking mad. :?
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« on: July 31, 2010, 11:52:09 PM »
I know this is going to seem weird, but callofthewild are you Michael Jackson? My Michael alarm is going off and it's going pretty loud. :lol:
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« on: July 31, 2010, 06:01:31 PM »
I think you are looking for too into it. I'll rewrite the first letters of each word and say what I think.
CMJWDO. When you read that, you would say it like "See MJ W D O"
And when I read that I read it like "See MJ What Do." If you flip around the "wha"t, you can read it as "See What MJ Do" or "See MJ Do What."
It could be TMZ sending out hints that MJ [Michael Jackson] has a lot to do with what is posted about him on TMZ. That's just my two cents.
Really, well I disagree and apparently so does TS...
6-14 Dots Of TMZ Show
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In Update #5, the first letter in each section title spelled out “Dots Of TMZ Show”. Also, the title itself had dots in it: DO you Think 4 your Self? Furthermore, as lilwendy figured out {You are not allowed to view links.
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TMZ officially stands for “Thirty Mile Zone” {You are not allowed to view links.
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“Dots Of TMZ Show” was the redirect for the Murray court day; and yes, TMZ did have a show on that day. However, this redirect referred to more than just the one day; it also refers to connecting the dots both before and after June 14.
When connecting dots, you can look for the first letter in each line—such as Serenitys_Dream and others have done. However, be sure to look for more than just the first letter in each line. Sometimes the message is in the pictures, or article titles, etc. In fact, sometimes the dots are in articles which are not even MJ related—such as the “Still Alive” heading, on the 6-14 Murray court day {You are not allowed to view links.
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As stated in Update #5c, however, TMZ dots are not the basis for believing in the hoax; so don’t use these as “proof” for non-believers. The TMZ show dots are hints and clues for those who already know that MJ is “still alive”. You are not allowed to view links.
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I'm noy trying to disrespect you or anything. I don't really follow TS or Thisisalsoit. I think whoever that person is just confuses me a little too much and sees too far into things and can even post things that are mere coincidental. Coincidences DO still exist, they aren't going away because we believe otherwise of something, they will always be present. Anyway, I heard about your dilemma with Sony and your videos, Serenity, and good luck.
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« on: July 31, 2010, 05:35:16 PM »
Conrad Murray -- Just What the Doctor Ordered
7/31/2010 12:50 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
Dr. Conrad Murray continued his vacation yesterday -- lounging with a drink in the pool in Miami with
baby mama Nicole Alvarez and their young son.
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3, 5, 7, 22, 111
7+ 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 22 - The 22 is also known as the Master Builder. It is potentially the most successful of all number and it can turn the most ambitious dreams into reality. The 22 has the intuitive insights of the 2 combined with the practicality of the 4.
The DOTS (acronyms) in this article are about how the US Government is controlling information being given to the media.
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CM - Content Management
Content management, or CM, is the set of processes and technologies that support the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium. In recent times this information is typically referred to as content or, to be precise, digital content. Digital content may take the form of text, such as documents, multimedia files, such as audio or video files, or any other file type which follows a content lifecycle which requires management.
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JW - Joint Warfare
Joint Warfare Centre
Mission Overview - August 24, 2004
Changes to the NATO command structure
At the groundbreaking NATO summit at Prague in November 2002, Alliance leaders initiated ambitious changes to the NATO command structure that would focus the Alliance on the needs of the future. The focus of this rapid shift in traditional NATO thinking is an acknowledgement that the world has changed; technology moves at an ever-increasing pace and operational tasks are more varied, unexpected and demand far greater flexibility in approach.
New and more flexible structure
Approved at the Defence Minister Meeting in June 03, a demanding Transformational effort should provide the Alliance with a new and more flexible structure that will allow it to more efficiently address its rapidly evolving and expanding operational responsibilities.
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Please read the following article from JWC own website explaining how they are manipulating the media, training through simulating interviews, and briefing military personal on what to say, how to respond etc.
MEDIA TRAINING AT THE JOINT WARFARE CENTRE FOR TODAY'S OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
November 5, 2008, by Inci Kucukaksoy
The Joint Warfare Centre’s Media Simulation Team provides television media simulation and basic media training for commanders and their staffs during NATO Response Force (NRF) exercises and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission rehearsals. The team falls under the JWC’s Joint Exercise Division. Although this capability is only two years old, the staff has already trained well over 100 senior leaders from all over Europe and their services are in constant demand.
In addition to the NRF and ISAF missions, the team has also supported exercises with the Joint Force Training Centre, the Maritime Component Command Headquarters Naples, and provided customized media training to the French Rapid Reaction Corps.
The media training sessions are tailored to each exercise or event, but there are some basics to each one. Normally, the commander and senior staff are provided a group briefing that sets the foundation for successful media encounters. This includes discussions on the importance of media in military operations, and, thus, the importance of media training as well as the development and delivery of critical messages. Practical interview techniques are also covered including interview planning, preparation and post-interview analysis.
In both interview settings, the key to success is advance preparation and practice. Preparing key messages that are backed with examples and personal experiences provide the strategic foundation for the interview. Practicing the deli?very of these messages in advance will allow for tactical success once the cameras are rolling.
In closure, the results of advanced media training can be seen at all levels, from junior staff officers in public affairs positions to senior commanders going into major operations. It is not unusual to see NATO Commanders and spokespersons trained by the JWC media training team on CNN, BBC or other international media outlets. Many attribute their success with real world media to the training they received from the JWC’s Media Simulation and Training team as well as exposure on the JWC’s media simulation “World News Today” during exercises and mission rehearsals.
MEDIA training and simulation remains a relatively new concept for many NATO member countries. It was not all that long ago that the media were considered the enemy; something to be avoided at all costs or at least kept at a safe distance. Much of this thinking stemmed from a perception that widespread media coverage of military operations was poor, inaccurate or both. However, military commanders have begun to realize the critical role the media plays in their operations, and as a result media training and simulation is now a highly demanded element of operational level training. Television, newspaper, radio and even the so-called “new media” of bloggers, independent journalists and web journalists are now simulated during many military exercises.
Consideration of the media is particularly important for NATO commanders, whose staffs come from 26 NATO member nations as well as multiple coalition and partner nations. The ability to successfully get a message out is much more critical when operating in such a diverse environment. There is a direct correlation between public perception of an operation and the level of support the people of the nation are willing to provide. Winning the hearts and minds of the people no longer just refers to the location in which the operation is ongoing, it is also essential to maintain the backing of the people of each nation providing support to the operation.
Maximizing the media and using it as a tool is not a new concept for our enemies, who have proven time and again to be quite masterful at using the media to further their agendas. Arguably, insurgents and terrorist groups are doing a far better job at using the media in their campaigns than many modern militaries around the world. After all, the root concept of terrorism is to inspire fear among the people. It is not the actual act, but the fear of the act that intimidates. Thus, the insurgents’ success cannot just be attributed to the conduct of attacks, but by making sure people are aware that they are capable of doing these acts, and they have successfully been able to do that through the media.
In the past, insurgent or terrorist vi?deos used to be very basic productions shot with low quality consumer camcorders. Today, however, many of these videos are shot on digital video and include flashy graphics and animations all designed to grab the viewers’ interest and keep their attention. This is a testament to the progression and effectiveness of the media that our enemies have quickly recognized.
It is also clear insurgents carefully time their operations, such as suicide attacks and bombings to garner the greatest amount of media coverage possible. They consider broadcast time lines, particularly in the nations they are targeting, as they plan their attacks to ensure news of their acts reach the largest possible audience. Their goal is to erode the support of each participating nation, resulting in the country pulling its troops out of the region, ultimately affecting NATO’s ability to sustain the operation.
In Afghanistan and Iraq, insurgents rarely deploy for an attack without a video camera. They are masters of marketing themselves, and the results have been quite effective, with the goal of intimidation achieved.
NATO has been challenged for some time to get messages out quickly after attacks have occurred. This is because of several factors. The insurgents are planning and conducting the attacks, so they will naturally come online faster with their statements. The insurgency also has a more streamlined chain of command, and is not tied down with the bureaucratic necessities of an organization like NATO, in which products such as press releases must be approved at multiple levels prior to release. And the insurgency is also not bound by the same rules as the military. They don’t have to check facts; they frequently make false statements that cannot be verified by the media, and yet are often still broadcast by many media outlets. Finally, bad news is more interesting to the media, and often NATO messages are overlooked in favour of more sensational stories.
With all that being said, this does not mean it is impossible to successfully interact with the media and thus get essential messages and stories out to the public. The first step is to understand how the media works and to be prepared for interaction and engagement. NATO military commanders have to treat the media like any other weapon system in their arsenal. Just like when a new aircraft is bought or a new tank is delivered, there is a plan for personnel, training and sustainment of that weapon system. A soldier would not deploy with a weapon he or she was not trained to use, and that is why media training prior to deployment is essential.
Journalists from all fields spend years training and perfecting their skills at asking provoking or pointed questions, therefore it stands to reason that military leaders should spend some time perfecting their communication skills to successfully handle these types of questions. It should not be assumed that a safe way around this is to have a Public Affairs officer handle these interviews. The PAO team is indeed a unit’s expert on dealing with the media, but they are not by any means the only people who are able to speak with the media. Reporters prefer to interview operators and news makers, not spokespersons. PAOs are good for background information and are key to setting up interviews, however, most reporters understand they can get better quotes or sound bites from those closely involved in an operation.
This is why media training prior to deployment is so essential for military commanders and their key leaders. A commander should not wait until the camera is running and a million people are watching to consider the importance of media training. By then it is too late, the damage is done, and it cannot be taken back.
The challenge for many of NATO’s senior leaders is that there are not many opportunities for structured media training. Some NATO nations provide it as a function of Staff College, but most do not. Media training has historically been considered a national responsibility, but most nations simply do not have the resources or the expertise to get to a level of training necessary to prepare them for real world media encounters.
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DO - Directorate of Operation (US CIA)
CIA and the Media
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), America's intelligence agency, has made use of media assets, both foreign and domestic, for its covert operations. It was first reported on in the late 1960s, when it became known that that the Congress for Cultural Freedom was largely funded by the CIA. In 1973, the Washington Star-News reported that CIA had enlisted more than thirty Americans working abroad as journalists, citing an internal CIA inquiry ordered by CIA director William E. Colby. The Church Committee was the first congressional committee established in the 1970s to look specifically into the CIA's past activities. Some classified information in the (unpublished) report of the Pike Committee was leaked to The Village Voice, which showed more details on the CIA's media manipulation. The Committee mentioned that the:
“CIA, as no doubt every other major intelligence agency in the world, has manipulated the media. Full-time foreign correspondents for major U.S. publications have worked concurrently for CIA, passing along information received in the normal course of their regular jobs and even, on occasion, travelling to otherwise non-newsworthy areas to acquire data. Far more prevalent is the Agency's practice of retaining free-lancers and "stringers" as informants...CIA acknowledges that "stringers" and others with whom the Agency has a relationship are often directed to insert Agency-composed "news" articles into foreign publications and wire services. U.S. intelligence officials do not rule out the possibility that these planted stories may find their way into American newspapers from time to time, but insist that CIA does not intentionally propagandize in this country."
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CIA influence on Public Opinion
At various times, under its own authority or in accordance with directives from the President of the United States or the National Security Council staff, the Central Intelligence Agency has attempted to influence domestic and international public opinion, and sometimes law enforcement. This article does not address, other than incidental to influencing opinion or actions reasonably associated with CIA security, possibly illegal domestic surveillance.
It also does not address narrowly focused psychological warfare in support of covert or military action. The focus of this article is on long-term influence on opinion leaders, including journalists, artists, labor leaders, etc., rather than starting rumors to assist in supporting a coup.
This is an area with many shades of gray. There is little argument, for example, that the CIA acted inappropriately in providing technical support to White House operatives conducting both political and security investigations, with no legal authority to do so. While there is an established history of assigning responsibilities for international psychological operations to various organizations, depending if the operation is overt or clandestine, there are also questions of the wisdom of a particular operation.
Things become much more ambiguous when law enforcement may expose a clandestine operation, a problem not unique to intelligence but also seen among different law enforcement organizations, where one wants to prosecute and another to continue investigations, perhaps reaching higher levels in a conspiracy.
Not all inappropriate activities were initiated or conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency, but by other members of the United States Intelligence Community. In particular, the Federal Bureau of Investigation took a very broad view of its mandate to collect information to protect against domestic subversion. In other cases, the National Security Agency intercepted electronic communications without the warrants deemed necessary at the time.
It has been suggested that a number of things assigned to CIA really did not need to be clandestine, and having an overt organization support initiatives desired by the U.S. government has much less political risk. The United States Information Agency (USIA) has always been an overt white propaganda organization. Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, as distinct from the Voice of America (VOA), had been clandestinely funded through the CIA, but, with the VOA, now all come under the authority of a quasi-public corporation, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). BBG was part of USIA until 1999.
Another overt organization, the National Endowment for Democracy, was created in 1983. William Blum, an author and critic of the CIA and U.S. foreign policy, suggests it was set up to legally continue the CIA's prohibited activities of support to selected political parties abroad.
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How Americas Most Powerful News Media Worked Hand in Glove with the Central Intelligence Agency and Why the Church Committee Covered It Up
THE CIA AND THE MEDIA - BY CARL BERNSTEIN
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Operation Mockingbird: CIA Media Manipulation
By Mary Louise
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DMA - Defense Media Activity
Defense Media Activity
The Mission of the Defense Media Activity (DMA) is to provide a broad range of high quality multimedia products and services to inform, educate, and entertain Department of Defense audiences around the world.
Our Vision is to be a world-class multimedia organization that skillfully uses and teaches state-of-the-art communication tools and methods and is attuned to the needs of our clients and audiences.
DMA is the Department of Defense's direct line of communication for news and information to U.S. forces worldwide. The agency presents news, information and entertainment on a variety of media platforms, including radio, television, internet, print media and emerging media technologies. DMA informs millions of active, Guard and Reserve service members, civilian employees, contractors, military retirees and their families in the U.S. and abroad.
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The DMA Logo symbolizes the organization’s mission of integrating the Defense Department’s worldwide media activity efforts. . The globe symbolizes a world-wide reach to the combined activities. The shield stands for defense, the camera lens is symbolic for media, and the color purple is representative of a joint military organization.
DMA is designed to modernize and streamline media operations by consolidating military service and DoD media components into a single, joint, integrated multimedia communications organization.
DMA was established in October 2008 as a result of the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act. The agency consolidates the Soldiers Media Center, Naval Media Center, Marine Corps News, Air Force News Service and American Forces Information Service into a single field activity. DMA also includes Stars and Stripes newspaper and the Defense Information School.
In April 2009 DMA began construction of its new headquarters and production facility at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
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[youtube:o94fz8jf]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmhC8TBrdKE[/youtube:o94fz8jf]
Pentagon Launches Probe into Document Leaks
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2010 – The Pentagon has launched an investigation to find out how thousands of classified military documents were leaked to the group WikiLeaks.org, a Defense Department spokesman said.
The Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, also known as CID, is heading the investigation, Marine Corps Col. Dave Lapan told Pentagon reporters today. “An investigation has been initiated, [and] Army CID has the lead,” Lapan said. Having the Army take charge of the investigation doesn’t suggest that Army personnel are responsible for the leaks, Lapan explained. CID was chosen for its capabilities in such matters, he said. “[CID] is an investigative agency that has the ability, the capability, to do these types of things,” Lapan said. “There are a number of investigative agencies [within the Pentagon], but the decision was made that Army CID takes the lead.”
Army CID, he said, also is investigating the case of Army Spc. Bradley Manning, who has been charged with leaking a video of a U.S. helicopter attack in Iraq to WikiLeaks. The document leaks investigation is a continuation or extension of the existing open investigation on Manning, Lapan said. However, he added, the document leak investigation is “broader” than the Manning case.
“The current investigation into the leak of the documents to WikiLeaks isn’t focused on any one, specific individual,” Lapan said. “It’s much broader. They’re going to look everywhere to determine what the source may be.”
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Gates Unveils New Media Rules For Military
July 8, 2010
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday. Gates discussed new rules the Pentagon plans to enforce governing the way the military deals with the press. Gates and Mullen also announced their pick to head up the military's Central Command. Gen. Michael Mattis would replace Gen. David Petraeus, who now is leading the war effort in Afghanistan.
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Defense secretary stands behind new media rules
July 8, 2010 - 5:06pm
Defense Secretary Robert Gates gestures a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 8, 2010.
By ANNE GEARAN
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - New requirements that even top brass get Pentagon approval before talking to the press will not muzzle the media's watchdog role or stop soldiers on the front lines from speaking freely, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday.
Gates defended the directive issued last week but offered few new specifics about how it will work.
The brief, stern memo from Gates also restated prohibitions on release of classified material. But it is the requirement for pre-approval of media contacts that has raised free-speech concerns and sown confusion about what and who is covered.
"This is not about you. This is about us," Gates said during a Pentagon press conference. "This is about us doing things in an uncoordinated way. It is about people in this department speaking out on issues where they don't have all the facts, where they may not have the perspective."
The Pentagon chief said he issued the order because of his concern that the military has become "too lax, disorganized and in some cases flat-out sloppy" in dealings with the press.
Gates conceded that there will always be leaks _ his own memo on media engagement was leaked the day it went out to top military and civilian defense leaders _ and he implied that leaks have their place.
Media reports on shabby conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and design flaws in equipment sent to the front lines in Iraq drew in part on anonymous tips, and Gates cited some of those reports as alarm bells he had used to make improvements.
He appeared sensitive to criticism that he is hiding bad news, including news from the stalemated war in Afghanistan. Pentagon officials have said that rules for reporters traveling with military units, called embedded reporters or embeds, will not be affected.
"If you're a captain in a unit that has an embedded reporter, as long as you're within the guidelines and the rules, we expect you to be open with that embedded reporter," Gates said.
"On the other hand, if you're a captain in this building, working on budget options, I expect you to keep your mouth shut."
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By ANNE GEARAN
AP National Security Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - New requirements that even top brass get Pentagon approval before talking to the press will not muzzle the media's watchdog role or stop soldiers on the front lines from speaking freely, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. Gates defended the directive issued last week but offered few new specifics about how it will work.
The brief, stern memo from Gates also restated prohibitions on release of classified material. But it is the requirement for pre-approval of media contacts that has raised free-speech concerns and sown confusion about what and who is covered. "This is not about you. This is about us," Gates said during a Pentagon press conference. "This is about us doing things in an uncoordinated way. It is about people in this department speaking out on issues where they don't have all the facts, where they may not have the perspective."
The Pentagon chief said he issued the order because of his concern that the military has become "too lax, disorganized and in some cases flat-out sloppy" in dealings with the press. Gates conceded that there will always be leaks _ his own memo on media engagement was leaked the day it went out to top military and civilian defense leaders _ and he implied that leaks have their place.
Media reports on shabby conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and design flaws in equipment sent to the front lines in Iraq drew in part on anonymous tips, and Gates cited some of those reports as alarm bells he had used to make improvements. He appeared sensitive to criticism that he is hiding bad news, including news from the stalemated war in Afghanistan. Pentagon officials have said that rules for reporters traveling with military units, called embedded reporters or embeds, will not be affected.
"If you're a captain in a unit that has an embedded reporter, as long as you're within the guidelines and the rules, we expect you to be open with that embedded reporter," Gates said. "On the other hand, if you're a captain in this building, working on budget options, I expect you to keep your mouth shut."
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From the title of the article:
Just What The Doctor Ordered
Exactly what is wanted or needed. - In the view of the US Government, Elites etc. Total control of the media is what they need as a solution to controlling the information received by the public and the men/women in uniform.
I think you are looking for too into it. I'll rewrite the first letters of each word and say what I think. CMJWDO. When you read that, you would say it like "See MJ W D O" And when I read that I read it like "See MJ What Do." If you flip around the "wha"t, you can read it as "See What MJ Do" or "See MJ Do What." It could be TMZ sending out hints that MJ [Michael Jackson] has a lot to do with what is posted about him on TMZ. That's just my two cents.
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« on: July 31, 2010, 12:22:56 AM »
Wasn't the LAX closed down around that time?Or am I wrong... I believe it was.
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« on: July 30, 2010, 02:19:44 PM »
Inception is about mind-control. Be careful.
It isn't about mind control, nor anything close to it. It's about dreaming. Lucid Dreaming to be exact. Lucid Dreaming is possible, and you CAN control what happens in your dreams and create anything you want in your dreams. I've done it myself. All you have to do in your dreams is tell yourself that it's all a dream and that it's NOT real. Once you do that, that's where the fun begins. You'll be riding a bike at like 500 miles per hour, you'll be flying, just a bunch of cool stuff you can create in your own mind and actually dream about it. It's kind of upsetting once you wake up, though, to know that it was all fake. Literally, "the mind is the magic." I wonder if Michael ever tried lucid dreaming. It really erases all the pains of the real world. Dreams really do unlock your minds greatest potential. Grace, I seriously recommend you to do some research on Lucid Dreaming, even try it. Takes practice though. If you go to Yoga, they can REALLY teach you great techniques on it. If not that, there's always Google and Youtube.
You may not agree, that's fine, I am not going into details.
I just said "be careful".
There is a pattern in those Hollywood frenzies and if you look really close, it is not funny at all.
"Stealing your dreams." One day you'll remember.
Huh? Inception isn't a comedy. Inception is basically similar to a crime drama, like Law & Order, but instead of using an interrogation room, they use the person's dreams. Lucid dreaming isn't stealing your dreams. It's changing them. Lucid dreams is the time when most artists, music artists, scientists, and etc get their ideas from. When someone says they got an idea from a dream, it's 100% truth. Lucid dreaming is the most creative aspect of you. Dreaming in general is the most creative part of the human anatomy. Everybody does it, and everybody does it differently. There's probably been times where you lucid dreamed and you didn't even know it. I just watch movies for entertainment, I don't look deep down into stuff considering it's just for entertainment. I can tell the difference between fake and real. It was really cool to see something that I've done in my own life on film. I think you should see the movie first.
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« on: July 30, 2010, 01:19:39 AM »
Inception is about mind-control. Be careful. It isn't about mind control, nor anything close to it. It's about dreaming. Lucid Dreaming to be exact. Lucid Dreaming is possible, and you CAN control what happens in your dreams and create anything you want in your dreams. I've done it myself. All you have to do in your dreams is tell yourself that it's all a dream and that it's NOT real. Once you do that, that's where the fun begins. You'll be riding a back at like 500 miles per hour, you'll be flying, just a bunch of cool stuff you can create in your own mind and actually dream about it. It's kind of upsetting once you wake up, though, to know that it was all fake. Literally, "the mind is the magic." I wonder if Michael ever tried lucid dreaming. It really erases all the pains of the real world. Dreams really do unlock your minds greatest potential. Grace, I seriously recommend you to do some research on Lucid Dreaming, even try it. Takes practice though. If you go to Yoga, they can REALLY teach you great techniques on it. If not that, there's always Google and Youtube.
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« on: July 30, 2010, 12:08:16 AM »
Lovin' it....
It does seem like a fake story - one planted to trigger an exhumation
Inception.
You have no idea how much I LOVED that movie. I even started researching Lucid Dreaming, and have even started to try it.
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« on: July 29, 2010, 11:44:07 AM »
As a black man myself. We can grow hair in many different ways. This chest hair argument is just irrelevant. Others grow hair in completely different ways. Some may have the curly chest hair, others may not. I know some black people who just have slightly straighter hair than others, not straight like a white persons. The black people with the slightly straighter hair were normally the ones who can grow a HUGE afro. Not all black people's hairs are the same lol.
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« on: July 27, 2010, 10:44:43 PM »
I've heard Halima is actually related to Thome Thome.
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