FCC Confirms It Is Seeking Info From Military Analysts

Last May, House Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate a New York Times article about a Department of Defense program to recruit ex-military officers to talk up Iraq and other policies on TV, online and elsewhere. Apparently, the FCC is doing just that sending letters to the pundits in question. Congress wants to know if TV stations or networks bear any responsibility for not identifying the analyst's connection to the Pentagon or defense contractors.