Blatant Propaganda

Make a note to self: Remember DVIDS (Digital Video and Imagery Distribution System). If you see this referenced in any news stories you read about Iraq or Afghanistan, then what you're reading is probably propaganda from the Pentagon.

The U.S. military will launch its own news service in Iraq and Afghanistan to send military video, text and photos directly to the Internet or news outlets.

The $6.3 million project, expected to begin operating in April, is one of the largest military public affairs projects in recent memory, and is intended to allow small media outlets in the United States and elsewhere to bypass what the Pentagon views as an increasingly combative press corps.

Hmmm, state other nations got their news from state run media outlets? Iraq comes to mind...