Home
Archive
Columnists
Video
Blogs
Discuss
About
Search
Donate
Advertise
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Register to Vote: Rock the Vote, powered by Working Assets Wireless
Advertisement
  • AlterNetYour turn

Support AlterNet
Do you value the information you're getting from AlterNet? Please show your support with a tax-deductible donation.


Feedback
Tell us how we're doing.

On AlterNet: pentagon

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "pentagon"

How the Pentagon Media Machine Operated

How the Pentagon Media Machine Operated

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: War on Iraq. May 13, 2008.
New documents shed light on the Pentagon's war propaganda machine.

The Pentagon Is America's Biggest Polluter

The Pentagon Is America's Biggest Polluter

Joshua Frank, AlterNet. May 12, 2008.
The U.S. has a grossly corrupted health protection system.

The Pentagon vs. the U.S.: How Americans Have Become Targets of Their Own Military

The Pentagon vs. the U.S.: How Americans Have Become Targets of Their Own Military

Scott Ritter, Truthdig. May 7, 2008.
America is a country at war with itself.

Pentagon Backs Plan to Build

Pentagon Backs Plan to Build "Zone of Influence" in Iraq

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 5, 2008.
The Pentagon wants to Disney-fy the Green Zone and create a lasting cultural footprint in Baghdad.

The Pentagon Comes to Cinco de Mayo

The Pentagon Comes to Cinco de Mayo

Roberto Lovato, Of America AlterNet: PEEK. May 5, 2008.
Cinco de Mayo has become a recruiting ground for a military struggling to sustain troop levels.

What the Pentagon Pundits Were Selling on the Side

What the Pentagon Pundits Were Selling on the Side

Diane Farsetta, Center for Media and Democracy. May 5, 2008.
The Pentagon pundit scandal was not only a corrupt marriage of propaganda and corporate lobbying -- it was completely illegal.

Murtha Condemns Military Analysts, Media

Murtha Condemns Military Analysts, Media

Matthew Duss, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. May 2, 2008.
The Military Has Been ‘Dishonored’ By The ‘Untruths’ Of The Pentagon’s Propaganda Program

Which Is Worse: the Pentagon or the Media?

Which Is Worse: the Pentagon or the Media?

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: PEEK. April 29, 2008.
The Pentagon says it's halting its propaganda program, but the news media is still quite about its role in leading us to war.

Half of Vets Suffering Brain and Mind Injuries Go Untreated, But Pentagon Pretends Nothing's Going on

Half of Vets Suffering Brain and Mind Injuries Go Untreated, But Pentagon Pretends Nothing's Going on

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. April 29, 2008.
An activist travels to the DoD's annual suicide prevention conference, only to find the military brass living in a parallel universe.

Media Ignore Pentagon Pundits Scandal

Media Ignore Pentagon Pundits Scandal

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. April 24, 2008.
Time for you to take action.

CAUGHT: Pentagon Pundits Infiltrate Mainstream News

CAUGHT: Pentagon Pundits Infiltrate Mainstream News

ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. April 22, 2008.
The Bush Admin's media Trojan horse

The Pentagon's Corrupt

The Pentagon's Corrupt "Military Analysts" Media Scheme

Gareth Porter, Huffington Post. April 21, 2008.
An investigative report reveals the how TV military analysts have a vested economic interest in selling the Bush admin's happy talk about Iraq.

The Military-Leisure Golf Complex

The Military-Leisure Golf Complex

Nick Turse, Metropolitan Books. April 12, 2008.
Pentagon elites and high government officials are tee-ing off at taxpayer expense at hundreds of courses all over the planet.

Conflict of Interest Redefined: U.S. Politicos Invested in Iraq, Afghanistan

Conflict of Interest Redefined: U.S. Politicos Invested in Iraq, Afghanistan

Abid Aslam, IPS News. April 11, 2008.
Political class stands to rake it in by continuing occupations.

What Does a Car Bomb Look Like?

What Does a Car Bomb Look Like?

Liza Sabater, Awearness AlterNet: Video. April 10, 2008.
A soldier filming a drive down a road or highway for like what seems like an eternity and then, boom!

Where Was the Military Brass Against the Yoo Memo? The Political Leadership?

Where Was the Military Brass Against the Yoo Memo? The Political Leadership?

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 4, 2008.
If there was objection to the Cheney JAG end-run, why wasn't it getting more media play?

The Yoo Torture Memo Deliberately Breaks Military Law: Rumsfeld Kabuki, Anyone?

The Yoo Torture Memo Deliberately Breaks Military Law: Rumsfeld Kabuki, Anyone?

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. April 3, 2008.
Whither Donald Rumsfeld in this public discussion? And, for that matter, Dick Cheney, in all of this minion kabuki?

Pentagon Releases '03 Memo Giving Green Light to Torture

Pentagon Releases '03 Memo Giving Green Light to Torture

Brad, Sadly No! AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 2, 2008.
In other words, torture is only torture when the torturer feels guilty about doing it afterwards.

Pentagon Hyperventilates About China's Military 'Intentions'

Pentagon Hyperventilates About China's Military 'Intentions'

Amitabh Pal, The Progressive. March 12, 2008.
A report accuses China of understating its military spending, which is a whopping one-fifteenth of the United States' defense budget.

It's Time To Demilitarize US Policy in Africa

It's Time To Demilitarize US Policy in Africa

Bruce Dixon, Black Agenda Report. March 1, 2008.
Since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. has fomented no less than fourteen wars in Africa -- enough is enough.

Pentagon Report on Iraq War: 1 In 5 Vets Have

Pentagon Report on Iraq War: 1 In 5 Vets Have "Traumatic Brain Injuries"

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: War on Iraq. January 21, 2008.
As recently as 2006, the Pentagon was refusing to release data on how many soldiers have suffered brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Neocons Devastated by Iran Intel Bombshell, But Don't Count Them Out Yet

Neocons Devastated by Iran Intel Bombshell, But Don't Count Them Out Yet

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 8, 2007.
The neocons may have lost a lot of clout with Bush, but it's dangerous to assume they are out of power.

Bush Vetoes Health and Education Bill, Signs Huge Pentagon Funding Increase

Bush Vetoes Health and Education Bill, Signs Huge Pentagon Funding Increase

Paddy, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 13, 2007.
Paddy: The House fell three votes short of winning a veto-proof margin as it sent the measure to Bush.

Pentagon Using FBI to Spy On Americans

Pentagon Using FBI to Spy On Americans

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. October 15, 2007.
GottaLaff: Enough is enough. Congress, get your up off your asses and do something. Now.

Pentagon Issues Blackwater New $92 Million Contract

Pentagon Issues Blackwater New $92 Million Contract

Amanda Terkel, AlterNet: PEEK. October 1, 2007.
Amanda Terkel: Blackwater was involved in the fatal shooting of 11 Iraqi civilians, yet our government keeps looking the other way.