No Misconduct Was Found In Pentagon Briefing Program

Pentagon’s Inspector General Finds No Misconduct In Briefing Program -- Washington Times

Concludes three-year investigation

The Pentagon’s inspector general has released his final report on a Donald H. Rumsfeld-era program for briefing TV and radio military analysts, concluding for a second time that there was no wrongdoing.

The three-year investigation by the inspector general marks the fourth time a federal agency has found no improper conduct in the program.

The probes involved some of Washington’s most influential voices.

There was a powerful journalism institution. The investigations were spurred by a 2008 Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times story that strongly implied the practice of giving briefings to retired military analysts (RMAs) violated Pentagon rules against propaganda. The story also suggested the ex-officers, some of whom worked as defense contractors, received financial favors from the Pentagon because of their roles.

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My Comment: No surprise on this ruling .... this was always a political witch-hunt on former Sec. of Defense Rumsfeld. Ken Allard at the Daily Caller makes his views on this "witch-hunt" very clear.