I think you're choosing the wrong side of the stream, there, Dick. The government's orchestrated PR campaigns, exercised through a compliant media, have historically all been on the line of defending the war, ignoring Bush's offences, and protecting the administration from any criticism.

Big corporations do not act with any single voice. Even ONE big corporation has a hard time coordinating their "shore stories".

But it is generally the case that large corporations who profit from the war -- Haliburton, Titan, and their ilk -- will surely support PR that defends their revenue stream from the war. Large corporations who profit from oil revenues will surely support PR that minimizes environmental harm and will oppose or suppress stories that promote alternative engineering.

It is fortunate for this country, and the world, that there are enough outlets and voices reaching public ears that counter-examples and alternative interpretations can be found and can find a venue somewhere.

Where government and large corporations are concerned, it is almost always "Follow the money", except when it is "Cherchez la femme....". :D


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