Since paying the American press didn't work last year, can we just pay the foreign press?

What's a few bucks among paid propagandists? ... er, I mean friends. And is it my imagination, or is every time that Scott McClellan is popping up starting to resemble the surrealistic 2002 appearances of Hussein's "Iraqi Information Minister", Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf"?

Today, more stories (and more serious accusations) about the military paying for stories in the Iraqi press.

Scott McClellan: "We are very concerned about the reports. We are seeking more information from the pentagon. General Pace indicated that they are looking into it. And we need to know what the facts are. General Pace indicated it was news to him as well." (DL - Are they also still looking for the Valerie Plame leaker so that they can be punished, too?)

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/01/politics/01propaganda.html?hp&ex=1133499600&en=3af8aaf9fa1cb0bc&ei=5094&partner=homepage