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According to Horstman, the review found that Pentagon officials who had devised and managed the analyst program had refused to speak to DoD investigators. The review also found that the investigation's methodology was seriously flawed. Horstman added that no additional investigative work would be done to reissue the report because the analyst program has been terminated and the senior officials who oversaw it no longer work for the DoD.
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comment favorably on DoD programs." Concerning the contract controversy, the investigation found that, "extensive searches found no instance where such RMAs used information or contacts obtained as a result of the OASD(PA) outreach program to achieve a competitive advantage for their company." The report stated that 29 percent of the RMA had some type of corporate association.
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with 20 of the events. During that time, four analysts were removed from the program's invitation list for, reportedly, making public remarks critical of the DoD. Forty-three of the analysts involved in the program were employed by or affiliated with defense contractors which were doing or seeking to obtain contracts from the DoD.
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story. The DoD report concluded that the evidence was, "insufficient to conclude that RMA outreach activities were improper. Further, we found insufficient basis to conclude that conceived of or undertook a disciplined effort to assemble a contingent of influential RMAs who could be depended on to
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On 22 May 2008, the House passed an amendment to the annual military authorization bill that would mandate investigations of the program by both the inspector general's office at the Defense Department and the GAO. The inspector general's office announced that it would investigate the matter, whereas
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According to the DoD, from 2002 to 2008, the program held 147 events for 74 military analysts, including 22 meetings at the Pentagon, 114 conference calls with generals and senior Pentagon officials and 11 DoD-sponsored trips to Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Donald Rumsfeld was personally involved
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analyst said, "It was them saying, 'We need to stick our hands up your back and move your mouth for you.", although Bevelacqua himself opposed the War in Iraq during the time he claims to have been briefed by Pentagon officials. Bevelacqua left Fox in April 2005 due to his dissatisfaction with Fox's
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But five years ago this weekend Colman McCarthy, the former Washington Post columnist, wrote an op-ed for that paper ... listing a group of military officers, and many of them showed up in Barstow's article today as puppets of the Pentagon ... "Viewers are not told of possible conflicts of interest
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revealed that Donald M. Horstman, the DoD's deputy inspector general, had repudiated the DoD investigation report, stating that an internal review found that the report, "did not meet accepted quality standards" and "relied on a body of testimonial evidence that was insufficient or inconclusive."
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and David Barstow for the RMA expose'. RMAs such as US Air Force Lieutenant General Tomas G. McInerney and Army Major General Paul E. Vallely reacted angrily to the announcement, citing the DoD IG's investigation which the RMA's stated had "discredited" the
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The analysts were given access to hundreds of private briefings with senior military leaders, including officials with significant influence over budget and contracting matters, taken on official tours to Iraq, and given access to
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and were given special access as a reward for promoting the administration's point of view. On 28 April 2008, the Pentagon ended the operation. A DoD Inspector General investigation found no wrongdoing on the part of the DoD.
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article states that: "Some analysts stated that in later interviews that they echoed the Pentagon's talking points, even when they suspected the information was false or inflated." Robert S. Bevelacqua, a critic of the
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The DoD IG released its investigation report in December 2011. The report found no wrongdoing by the DoD, concluding that it had acted in compliance with government policies and regulation in running the program.
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In January 2009, the US Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General (IG) released the report of its investigation. The report rejected most of the allegations from Barstow's
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A number of the military analysts used by US television have extensive business interests in promoting the administration's views as employees of, or investors in, various
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did not comment on the involvement of their analysts. With the exception of two mentions on PBS, there has been a de facto blackout of this story by the networks. The
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handed out to the analysts. These from July 2003 contend the U.S. had sufficient troops numbers to maintain order after the invasion.
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by providing prominent military analysts with factual information and frequent, direct access to key military officials. The
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public editor, Clark Hoyt, had found the DoD IG's investigation "highly flawed" and labeled it a "whitewash."
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A page from one of the weekly public affairs briefings distributed from defendamerica.mil in May 2003
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on February 2, 2009 rejecting the report and asking the DoD IG to conduct a second investigation.
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All attacks listed in this group were either committed by insurgents, or have unknown perpetrators
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spokesman said the Pentagon's intent is to keep the American people informed about the so-called
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reported that the DoD IG had reviewed and withdrawn the report after being pressured by Senator
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for such contractors; however, viewers have not been made aware of such ties. Peace activist
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and published in April 2008. Within the documents the analysts were referred to as
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Scarborough, Rowan, "IG To Clear Retirees Who Gave Media War Briefings",
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about the pulled report, had failed to disclose Levin's involvement.
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launched an online petition also supporting such an investigation.
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Barstow, David, "Pentagon Finds No Fault In Ties To TV Analysts",
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article suggests that the analysts had undisclosed financial
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appearances," where they have been presented as independent
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Details of the operation were first revealed in a lengthy
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The Iraq War: A Historiography of Knowledge Changelogs
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Department of Defense investigation and Pulitzer Prize
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the GAO announced that it had already begun doing so.
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Gertz, Bill, "Inside the Ring: IG report withdrawn
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B1. 391:Further investigation 240:Katrina vanden Heuvel 183:coverage of the war. 154:op-ed in April 2003. 146:conflicts of interest 123: 92:New York Times exposé 85:conflicts of interest 19: 4885:Special Relationship 4659:Saving Iraqi Culture 4167:Six Days in Fallujah 4129:Death of David Kelly 3852:Al Diwaniyah bombing 3325:2004 church bombings 3289:Baghdad October 2003 3217:Death of Nagem Hatab 2552:Augurs of Prosperity 2059:Promised Day Brigade 1917:Islamic Army in Iraq 1665:Occupation of Ramadi 1635:Firdos Square statue 1615:Multi-National Force 1449:Bush–Blair 2003 memo 1314:American imperialism 1205:2001 anthrax attacks 1188:September 11 attacks 956:The Washington Times 941:The Washington Times 902:The Washington Times 866:The Washington Times 381:The Washington Times 364:The Washington Times 134:military contractors 115:force multiplication 4638:Al-Shaheed Monument 4507:Embedded journalism 4473:Outposts of tyranny 4371:2007 Port of Tacoma 4263:U.S. public opinion 4052:Humanitarian crisis 3937:Abtan v. 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Rumsfeld 3924:Hague Invasion Act 3695:Baghdad–Miqdadiyah 3583:Al Amarah bombings 3422:Karbala and Ramadi 3089:Tal Afar shootings 2947:Al-Qaeda offensive 2732:Good Friday ambush 2722:Siege of Sadr City 2283:Phantom Linebacker 2273:New Dawn (Al Fajr) 2049:Soldiers of Heaven 1927:Jaish al-Rashideen 1761:Interim Government 1670:De-Ba'athification 1336:Disarmament crisis 1324:Wolfowitz Doctrine 1269:Mobile weapon labs 1254:Biological weapons 1244:Yellowcake uranium 1139:Invasion of Kuwait 1118:Iran–Contra affair 1082:Iranian Revolution 1077:17 July Revolution 934:Waterman, Shaun, " 885:The New York Times 848:The New York Times 726:The New York Times 537:The New York Times 500:The New York Times 385:The New York Times 371:, Chairman of the 355:The New York Times 339:The New York Times 331:Pulitzer Committee 259:On 23 April 2008, 130: 124:An example of the 57:retired commanders 22: 4970: 4969: 4925: 4924: 4781: 4780: 4777: 4776: 4621: 4620: 4578:Triangle of Death 4438: 4437: 4434: 4433: 4389:Aftermath in Iraq 4336:February 15, 2003 4290:Iraqi map pendant 4253: 4252: 4214: 4213: 4035:Damage to Baghdad 3981: 3980: 3977: 3976: 3897:Chlorine bombings 3875: 3874: 3832:Arba'een bombings 3639:Balad Ruz bombing 3472:Baghdad bombings 3406:Khanaqin bombings 3385:Baghdad bombings 3329:Baghdad bombings 3274:Jordanian embassy 3250: 3249: 3193:Abu Ghraib prison 3143:Baghdad airstrike 3125:Hamdania incident 3059:Fallujah killings 3033:Occupation forces 3013: 3012: 3009: 3008: 2972: 2971: 2712:Karbala City Hall 2690:Ramadan Offensive 2680: 2679: 2581: 2580: 2314:Able Rising Force 2165:Bayonet Lightning 2123: 2122: 2119: 2118: 2115: 2114: 2064:Kata'ib Hezbollah 2054:Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq 2034:Badr Organization 1801: 1800: 1797: 1796: 1793: 1792: 1645:US public opinion 1471: 1470: 1467: 1466: 1432:September Dossier 1225: 1224: 1144:Nayirah testimony 1037:Beginning of the 878:Barstow, David, " 214:by the analysts. 5015: 4962: 4961: 4953: 4944: 4943: 4935: 4934: 4787: 4786: 4601:Global arrogance 4591: 4590: 4455: 4454: 4444: 4443: 4413:War against ISIL 4396:The rise of ISIL 4361:January 27, 2007 4351:January 20, 2005 4223: 4222: 4186: 4185: 4074:Iraqi Christians 3998: 3997: 3987: 3986: 3880:Other war crimes 3811:Bagdad bombings 3740:Bagdad bombings 3659:Bagdad bombings 3598:Bagdad bombings 3528:Iraqi Parliament 3381:Musayyib bombing 3264: 3263: 3101:Haditha massacre 3037: 3036: 3030: 3029: 3019: 3018: 2597: 2596: 2590: 2589: 2420:Together Forward 2293:Vigilant Resolve 2227:Peninsula Strike 2150: 2149: 2143: 2142: 2129: 2128: 2044:Sheibani Network 1957:Al-Qaeda in Iraq 1905: 1904: 1820: 1819: 1807: 1806: 1735: 1734: 1707:Development Fund 1488: 1487: 1477: 1476: 1454:February Dossier 1259:Chemical weapons 1067: 1066: 1060: 1059: 1047: 1046: 1021: 1014: 1007: 998: 997: 980: 966: 960: 951: 945: 932: 926: 925:, July 21, 2009. 913: 907: 895: 889: 876: 870: 861: 852: 851: 839: 830: 829: 821: 815: 814: 806: 800: 799: 797: 796: 780: 774: 773: 762: 751: 750: 739: 730: 721: 712: 699: 693: 692: 686: 685: 669: 663: 662: 655: 649: 648: 636: 630: 629: 619: 611: 605: 604: 602: 601: 592:. Archived from 581: 570: 569: 561: 555: 554: 547: 541: 540: 529: 523: 522: 510: 504: 503: 491: 440:Force multiplier 216:Andrew Rosenthal 77:War on Terrorism 65:cable television 32:campaign of the 5023: 5022: 5018: 5017: 5016: 5014: 5013: 5012: 4973: 4972: 4971: 4966: 4921: 4865:Neoconservatism 4811:CIA black sites 4806:Chelsea Manning 4792: 4773: 4715: 4664: 4617: 4589: 4566:Strategic reset 4549:"Sixteen Words" 4449: 4430: 4384: 4318: 4249: 4210: 4206:Chilcot Inquiry 4184: 4096: 4090: 4013:Iraq Body Count 3992: 3973: 3961: 3907: 3871: 3847:Samarra bombing 3785: 3714: 3648: 3587: 3456: 3410: 3359: 3310:Ashura massacre 3293: 3258: 3246: 3185: 3179: 3166: 3160: 3113:Ishaqi massacre 3041: 3024: 3005: 2968: 2951: 2926:Spring fighting 2913: 2857: 2816: 2775: 2706:Spring fighting 2694: 2676: 2577: 2561: 2557:Phantom Phoenix 2535: 2496:Phantom Thunder 2476:Marne Avalanche 2424: 2368: 2302: 2263:Bulldog Mammoth 2246: 2222:Panther Squeeze 2215:Airborne Dragon 2180:Desert Scorpion 2170:Bulldog Mammoth 2160:Ancient Babylon 2137: 2111: 2097:Al-Abud Network 2082:Fedayeen Saddam 2074: 2068: 2015: 2009: 2005:Mujahideen Army 1909: 1900: 1894: 1814: 1789: 1740: 1733: 1714:Economic reform 1656: 1649: 1625:Fall of Baghdad 1596: 1589: 1578:U.S. withdrawal 1498:Invasion (2003) 1482: 1463: 1459:Bush–Aznar memo 1414: 1408: 1353:Iraq resolution 1302: 1221: 1122: 1054: 1041: 1031: 1025: 988: 983: 967: 963: 952: 948: 933: 929: 914: 910: 896: 892: 877: 873: 862: 855: 840: 833: 822: 818: 807: 803: 794: 792: 781: 777: 764: 763: 754: 741: 740: 733: 722: 715: 700: 696: 683: 681: 670: 666: 657: 656: 652: 637: 633: 622:The Independent 612: 608: 599: 597: 582: 573: 562: 558: 549: 548: 544: 531: 530: 526: 511: 507: 492: 477: 473: 465:Smith-Mundt Act 428: 393: 377:Robert M. Gates 361:On May 7, 2009 319: 295:Kevin J. Martin 263:, chair of the 232:in April 2006 ( 230:Donald Rumsfeld 193: 151:Washington Post 142:Colman McCarthy 94: 41:Victoria Clarke 12: 11: 5: 5021: 5011: 5010: 5005: 5000: 4995: 4990: 4985: 4968: 4967: 4930: 4927: 4926: 4923: 4922: 4920: 4919: 4914: 4909: 4904: 4899: 4894: 4887: 4882: 4877: 4872: 4867: 4862: 4857: 4856: 4855: 4845: 4840: 4835: 4830: 4829: 4828: 4818: 4813: 4808: 4803: 4797: 4794: 4793: 4783: 4782: 4779: 4778: 4775: 4774: 4772: 4771: 4766: 4761: 4756: 4751: 4746: 4741: 4736: 4731: 4725: 4723: 4717: 4716: 4714: 4713: 4708: 4703: 4698: 4693: 4688: 4683: 4678: 4676:Assassinations 4672: 4670: 4666: 4665: 4663: 4662: 4655: 4650: 4645: 4640: 4635: 4629: 4627: 4623: 4622: 4619: 4618: 4616: 4615: 4608: 4603: 4597: 4595: 4588: 4587: 4580: 4575: 4568: 4563: 4558: 4551: 4546: 4541: 4536: 4531: 4528:"Mrs. Anthrax" 4524: 4519: 4514: 4509: 4504: 4499: 4492: 4489:"Chemical Ali" 4485: 4478: 4477: 4476: 4461: 4459: 4451: 4450: 4440: 4439: 4436: 4435: 4432: 4431: 4429: 4428: 4427:(2017–present) 4422: 4416: 4415:(2014–present) 4410: 4404: 4398: 4392: 4390: 4386: 4385: 4383: 4381:March 19, 2008 4378: 4373: 4368: 4366:March 17, 2007 4363: 4358: 4353: 4348: 4343: 4341:March 20, 2003 4338: 4333: 4331:Halloween 2002 4328: 4326: 4320: 4319: 4317: 4316: 4311: 4304: 4297: 4292: 4287: 4282: 4280:United Nations 4277: 4272: 4267: 4266: 4265: 4254: 4251: 4250: 4248: 4247: 4242: 4235: 4229: 4227: 4220: 4216: 4215: 4212: 4211: 4209: 4208: 4203: 4201:Duelfer Report 4198: 4192: 4190: 4189:Investigations 4183: 4182: 4181: 4180: 4173:Role of Canada 4170: 4163: 4158: 4153: 4148: 4143: 4138: 4137: 4136: 4134:Hutton Inquiry 4126: 4121: 4116: 4111: 4106: 4100: 4098: 4092: 4091: 4089: 4088: 4083: 4082: 4081: 4076: 4066: 4064:Financial cost 4061: 4060: 4059: 4049: 4044: 4043: 4042: 4032: 4031: 4030: 4025: 4023:Lancet surveys 4020: 4015: 4004: 4002: 3994: 3993: 3983: 3982: 3979: 3978: 3975: 3974: 3966: 3963: 3962: 3960: 3959: 3954: 3947: 3940: 3933: 3928: 3927: 3926: 3915: 3913: 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3361: 3360: 3358: 3357: 3352: 3347: 3342: 3341: 3340: 3335: 3327: 3322: 3317: 3312: 3307: 3301: 3299: 3295: 3294: 3292: 3291: 3286: 3281: 3276: 3270: 3268: 3261: 3257:Other killings 3252: 3251: 3248: 3247: 3245: 3244: 3238: 3232: 3226: 3220: 3214: 3211:Balad Air Base 3208: 3202: 3196: 3189: 3187: 3181: 3180: 3178: 3177: 3170: 3168: 3162: 3161: 3159: 3158: 3152: 3146: 3140: 3134: 3128: 3122: 3116: 3110: 3104: 3098: 3092: 3086: 3080: 3074: 3069: 3063: 3062: 3061: 3056: 3045: 3043: 3034: 3026: 3025: 3015: 3014: 3011: 3010: 3007: 3006: 3004: 3003: 3001:Abu Kamal raid 2998: 2997: 2996: 2991: 2980: 2978: 2977:Related events 2974: 2973: 2970: 2969: 2967: 2966: 2959: 2957: 2953: 2952: 2950: 2949: 2944: 2939: 2934: 2929: 2921: 2919: 2915: 2914: 2912: 2911: 2906: 2901: 2899:Route Bismarck 2896: 2891: 2886: 2881: 2876: 2871: 2865: 2863: 2859: 2858: 2856: 2855: 2850: 2845: 2840: 2835: 2830: 2824: 2822: 2818: 2817: 2815: 2814: 2809: 2804: 2799: 2794: 2789: 2783: 2781: 2777: 2776: 2774: 2769: 2764: 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