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    Solomon, who recently visited Afghanistan on a fact-finding mission, told Raw Story, "A White House that sees fit to continue on with Robert Gates might see no problem with continuing on with Bryan Whitman." He added, "The empirical answer [to why he remains] would be that he's still useful." Full Article at Portland Indymedia
    A White House that sees fit to continue on with Robert Gates might see no problem with continuing on with Bryan Whitman.
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
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Pentagon officials wont confirm Bush propaganda program ended
  1. we would not, however, preclude responding to queries for information from or provide future opportunities for them to talk to defense leaders and program managers.
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
  2. The empirical answer [to why he remains] would be that he's still useful.
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
  3. He should be so tainted with what the Bush administration did that that in itself would be enough that he should be gone, even if he's a career appointee.
    – Sam Gardiner SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
  4. It's hard for me to tell what future leadership might decide to do ... Again, since it's not part of the media operations aspect of public affairs here, it's not a program for which I will be making a decision about.
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
  5. Sure. If asked, we would provide them with the same information that we would provide you if you had a question about DoD.
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
  6. And if you're going to do that ... then you need propagandists who can make stuff up to make the war seem more popular in the short run.
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
  7. Obviously, there are operational security and privacy act issues and other government regulations that must be handled carefully, but we make every possible effort to be open and transparent.
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
  8. It's temporarily suspended just so that we can take a look at some of the concerns.
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago
  9. The list of things that Pentagon public affairs participated in during the run-up [to the Iraq war] and immediately after the invasion are horrendous
    SOURCE: Portland Indymedia 1 month ago

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