milky  +  203071 Sat, 04 Mar 06 11:13 AM WASHINGTON — The U.S. military plans to continue paying Iraqi newspapers to publish articles favorable to the United States after an inquiry found no fault with the controversial practice, the top U.S. general in Iraq said Friday. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-infowar4mar04,0,1357115.story?coll=la-headlines-world Is that practice really so controversial? milky Joined on Thu, Jan 15 2004 Senior Member 3,149 Hume said that if we had perfect or complete descriptive knowledge of reality, we could not, by reasoning, derive a single valid "ought". Articles

	milky  +  203309 Sun, 05 Mar 06 10:17 AM  Sextus wrote: No, it isn't.... if you are American. But the practice is illegal if done inside America, isn't it? milky Articles

	Mike in Japan  +  204181 Wed, 08 Mar 06 12:57 AM Payment for the airing or publication of material in news media is considered paid advertising in most countries. Countries usually have laws that require the inclusion of a disclaimer designed to reveal to the reader that the time or space has been bought. I'm not sure whether this is the case under Iraqi media law (if it exists). Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,371 I do like to be beside the seaside Articles

	milky  +  204580 Thu, 09 Mar 06 10:26 AM  Sextus wrote: Leaving aside theoretical considerations, we all know that in this case what they're doing is bloody wrong. I agree. "contrary to the principles of a free press in a nascent, embattled democracy." Same article as above.  milky Articles