War on Terror: Pentagon talking to Bloggers

Like Wal-mart, US Defense is inviting Bloggers to write 'good stories' about US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The US Defense Department has created a team to interact with bloggers and their postings regarding US millitary actions.

The Pentagon "Engage" team interacts with bloggers to try to present an accurate picture of the U.S global war on terror. Bloggers are also invited to visit Central Command's Web site for news releases, data and images.

In one instance, a blogger was writing about the opening of a water treatment plant in Iraq. The Pentagon blogger team contacted writer and offered information via the CENTCOM website, and more information was added to the blog to make the article more accurate.

In another blog contact, the team wrote a blogger who stated that the U.S. military routinely used children in Iraq and Afghanistan as human shields during their operations by using candy to entice and lure kids near them.

Earlier, Pentagon launched “Operation Homefront” that ordered military personnel to give interviews to their hometown newspapers, television stations and other media outlets and praise the American war effort in Iraq.

U.S. Central Command Website

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