More Fake News From Bush Administration

Who is the ARINC Corporation? The World Leader in Transportation Communications and Systems Engineering accfording to their site. OK, I'll fall for that.

They advertise on the O'Reilly radio show - again, no surprises. But last night while listening to the Big O'Liar, I was stunned by their ad. Not that they want to sell their sevices, but that they inserted a fake news report from the Pentagon as part of the ad.

On their main web page is an ON THE RADIO link, curiously named "Pentagon Reports".

That link took me here - where the nice little fake news report is all written up for your perusal. The report is by Ivan Scott, who manages somehow to pimp the straight Pentagon line on several issues. Here's one example:

"The Pentagon Counterattacks

Faced with claims by the FBI, and others that the Koran (the Muslim holy book) has been desecrated by U-S military personnel at Guantanamo, the Pentagon rolled-out the General in charge of the big detention center there.

BGEN Jay Hood admits there are 19 substantiated instances where the Koran was “mishandled” by GIs at Gitmo, and 15 times when detainees did the same, but he flatly denies any Koran was flushed down a toilet on the base.

General Hood says the detainee quoted by the FBI as having done so now says he didn’t.

The General says the handling, or mishandling of the Koran is under investigation by the Pentagon and the Justice Department."

(my emphasis - Z)

So ARINC advertises on O'Reilly, inserts a newsy sounding report stating the Gitmo/Koran issue is bogus, sells the products to the Pentagon paid for with our tax dollars, then conveniently espouses the Pentagon story during their ads on right wing radio, paid for with your tax dollars.

Now that's what I call synergy.