The term is now more commonly used , especially in the US , to refer to environmental policy , but it is still used in discussions of defense policy . Myriad claims asserting global warming or ozone depletion have been described by editorialists , such as Mark Martin , the Chronicle Sacramento Bureau , and Hugh Ellsaesser , as " policy by press release . " <!--BROKEN LINK: --> Likewise , the implication that Iraq was involved in the September 11 attacks or possesed weapons of mass destruction , based on evidence that the CIA 's own reports had dismissed , was described as " policy by press release " by John Kerry and Lou Dobbs
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Policy by press release