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August 31, 2009

Pentagon Cancels Rendon Group Contract
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The military newspaper Stars and Stripes is reporting the Pentagon is
canceling its contract with the private public relations firm The Rendon
Group to produce background profiles of journalists seeking to cover the
war. One journalist profiled was Nir Rosen, who got a hold of his
profile. The Rendon Group reported to the Pentagon that Rosen’s
reporting in Afghanistan was “highly unfavorable to international
efforts” and “mainly negative in tone, portraying the situation as
hopeless and doomed to failure.” The Rendon Group profile also mentioned
Rosen’s appearance on Democracy Now!, when he stated his belief that the
war is unwinnable and that the US should withdraw.



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