Pentagon Reveals News Correction Unit

Jonas Wisser writes "BBC is reporting that a newly created Pentagon unit has a mandate to fight 'inaccurate' news stories. From the article: 'The Pentagon has set up a new unit to focus on promoting its message across 24-hour rolling news outlets, and particularly on the internet. [...] A Pentagon memo seen by the Associated Press news agency said the new unit will "develop messages" for the 24-hour news cycle and aim to "correct the record". A spokesman said the unit would monitor media such as weblogs and would also employ "surrogates", or top politicians or lobbyists who could be interviewed on TV and radio shows.'"

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[Dex1337]

In related news, CmdTaco has been taken prisoner today

Exactly!

[RAMMS EIN]

Your comment is spot on! I'd mod you up, but I already posted in this thread.

As a member of the newly formed unit

[Inverted Intellect]

I would like to point out that the above story contains the following factual errors:

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Re:As a member of the newly formed unit

[zenkonami]

What factual errors? I don't see any factual errors! What are you talking about? Surely your post is incomplete!


I'm sorry I ate your chocolate squirrel.

Re:Hello

[theparag0n]

Darn, meant to mod you funny, but missed :/

This should wipe it out i hope.

Re:Hello

[Meneth]

Your UID isn't prime. 16654877 is divisible by 73.

UID and CID confusion

[DrYak]

You're confusing the UserID, displayed on the TOP LEFT corner of a message box, just after the username,
and the comment ID, diplayed on the top right corner, after the date, which uniquely identifies a comment.

Re:Hello

[caluml]

Just thought I'd point out that your's shouldn't have an apostrophe. It's not something belonging to "your", is it?
Also, "it's" can only ever mean "it is". It's never the possessive for "it", which is always "its".

Re:Yep.

[Skizmo]

Since when is telling the truth a flamebait ?? Is slashdot run by the government of the AS of U ??

Re:Well, obviously...

[Lord Bitman]

TYHAN YUO FIR EXPALNTING JOEK@@!

Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.

Re:Hello

[creepynut]

You'll have to forgive the GP, the username is I kan Spl.

Re:Hello

[foobsr]

Hmm, I always suspected there are undercover moderators here.
CC.

Re:Well, obviously...

[Kell Bengal]

Actually, it was not an attempt to explain the joke, per se. My original joke was supposed to have a patriotic substituted message, but I foolishly deliniated the edited text by angle-brackets. The second post is how the joke ought to have looked, but as has been mentioned, the accidental text reads just as well as the original. Mental note: review posts.

Re:Astonishing

[Itsacon]

Actually, the Ten commandments are Old testament. Jesus just summarized them into 'Love god and love everyone' (free interpretation, don't have a bible with me atm).

Funny part is, the Old testament is also one of the holy books of the Islam. Cause, surprise surprise, Islam and Christianity worship the same God, only different prophets (Muhammed & JC, respectively). You want the `real' heretics, look to Hinduism: Thousands of gods! (Ok, enough sarcasm for today).

Killing in the name of God breaks two of the 10 commandments btw: Using the Lord's name in vain, and, well, thou shalt not kill maybe? Talk about hypocrites

Of course, all this is completely off topic, so let's get back to the issue at hand: What will happen first? My post edited by the USA govenment, or my house blown up by a terrorist? For both parties, my ICBM address is 51o59'17.70" N 4o20'38.6" E. Knock yourself out.

Fighting for peace is like [censored verb]ing for virginity..

Re:Hello

[TapeCutter]

Thank god the mods came to their senses, very funny stuff mate, keep it up.

Re:Hello

[falcon5768]

It is not reasonable to host an event called the "World Series" for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable.

Heh South America and Japan would take some offense to the not played beyond our borders idea. In japan they might actually kill you for that comment.