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Originally Posted by crockett
Do you think the military was not aware of that truth?
The entire reason reporters started being embedded was to control what was reported and put a positive spin on things. It was the reporters whom were not embedded during Vietnam whom told the true stories which sparked the protests.
Why do you think the military was so openly embedding reporters during the Gulf War & beyond? Why, because they wanted to control the news and spin a positive view on the wars. How many other stories do you not think were juiced up..
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I understand that and that's the reason the military didn't expose this lie at the time BUT my point is that Williams and NBC's motivation to make up the story was not to win support for the war but to build up the image of the star news anchor.