Lauren Weinstein's Blog Update: "Spontaneous" Teleconference Between Bush and Iraq Troops Actually Coached (Video)

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: lauren () vortex com
Date: October 13, 2005 7:29:50 PM EDT
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Subject: Lauren Weinstein's Blog Update: "Spontaneous" Teleconference  
Between Bush and Iraq Troops Actually Coached (Video)


 Lauren Weinstein's Blog Update: "Spontaneous" Teleconference  
Between Bush and Iraq Troops Actually Coached (Video)

                            October 13, 2005


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http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000156.html



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Greetings.  A publicity-related teleconference between President Bush
and U.S. troops in Iraq this morning was billed as a "spontaneous"
exchange.  Unfortunately for the White House, an open satellite feed of
the pre-teleconference discussions clearly showed the troops being
coached by a Dept. of Defense official, who "drilled" them on questions
and answers in advance.

Call it "coached" or call it "scripted" -- either way it was anything
but spontaneous.  Here's a brief <a
href="http://www.vortex.com/bv/coached.wmv";>video clip</a> <i>(Windows
Media)</i>, which also includes a related question from the White House
press after the event.

--Lauren--

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