Associated Press Pop-up Link Another $20 million down the drain.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. command in Baghdad is seeking bidders for a two-year, $20 million public relations contract that calls for monitoring the tone of Iraq news stories filed by U.S. and foreign media.
Proposals, due Sept. 6, ask companies to show how they’ll “provide continuous monitoring and near-real time reporting of Iraqi, pan-Arabic, international, and U.S. media,” according to the solicitation issued last week.
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I’ll do it for 10M
Ummm,
I THOUGHT they already did this stuff…
What happened??
Just more waste of our tax dollars! They’re spending over there, like we have money to sprare! I can’t wait to vote!
A time and place for an accurate use of “fascist-minded”.
$20 mil to monitor the ‘tone’ of media reports on Iraq???
Here’s a thought, spend $500 on a Dell, $25/month on a dsl, and read the freakin’ WatchingAmerica.com site(!)
Note: I’m available immediately…
also- does anyone draw a conclusion about our exit strategy in Iraq when US command is bidding a 2 year contract?
also- does anyone draw a conclusion about our exit strategy in Iraq when US command is bidding a 2 year contract?
Comment by clockwork oranjaboom — 9/7/2006 @ 5:07 am
One very important point i didn’t quickly pick up on. Thanks CO.
Scary thought too.
The terrorists hate us because of our freedoms,
so we will give up our freedoms so they won’t hate us.
-George Bush
WILL someone STEP on his BIG toe…
REALLY hard, it MIGHT engage his brain…
Grow up. Propaganda against the US and the Pentagon is overwhelming. And we should not monitor it and “fight” back. And at what cost … a couple military toilet seats.