Randall Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 February 07, 2008 3:40 PM Justin Rood Reports: The State Department is defeating terrorism one "strong, engaging" online video at a time. While many agencies in Washington expect their budgets to be cut, the State Department’s Office of Public Diplomacy is looking for an extra $36 million in 2009, according to new administration budget documents. That would boost the office's budget above $400 million. (It's spent roughly $350 million a year in 2007 and 2008.) What will they spend the money on? The administration showcases the office’s Video Production Team, “which creates strong, engaging web-based video that communicates key U.S. values and counters terrorist ideologies,” in documents provided to Congress. Strong? Judge for yourself: here’s the Office of Public Diplomacy's video report on Obama Girl and the “Hillary 1984” ad. http://www.america.gov/multimedia/video.html#1388789888 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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