Military Demands Boffo Coverage Of Upcoming Lollapalooza

PR firm screening reporters for Afghanistan embedding

"Stars and Stripes reports that a U.S. public relations company involved with a discredited Iraqi exile group will screen journalists headed to Afghanistan to decide whether past coverage has portrayed the military positively.
The Rendon Group says it reviews reporters' recent articles and "and determines whether the coverage was 'positive,' 'negative' or 'neutral' compared to mission objectives." Any reporter wanting to "embed" with U.S. forces is subject to the background check. The company has been paid by the Pentagon since 2005."

US to expand operation in Afghanistan

"A top US official says the foreign forces will expand their military operations in the war-torn Afghanistan."