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On January 1, 2006, in an article about the [[Lincoln Group]]'s [[Pentagon]]-sponsored propaganda work inside Iraq, the ''New York Times'' reported that "Michael Rubin, a Middle East scholar at the [[American Enterprise Institute]] ... said he had reviewed materials produced by the company during two trips to Iraq within the past two years. 'I visited [[Camp Victory]] and looked over some of their proposals or products and commented on their ideas,' Mr. Rubin said in an e-mailed response to questions about his links to Lincoln. 'I am not nor have I been an employee of the [[Lincoln Group]]. I do not receive a salary from them.' He added: 'Normally, when I travel, I receive reimbursement of expenses including a per diem and/or honorarium.' But Mr. Rubin would not comment further on how much in such payments he may have received from Lincoln. Mr. Rubin was quoted last month in ''The New York Times'' about [[Lincoln Group]]'s work for the Pentagon placing articles in Iraqi publications: 'I'm not surprised this goes on,' he said, without disclosing his work for Lincoln. 'Especially in an atmosphere where terrorists and insurgents - replete with oil boom cash - do the same. We need an even playing field, but cannot fight with both hands tied behind our backs.' [http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp] Rubin rebutted the [[New York Times]] story and its allegations that he worked for the Lincoln Group or received any payments from them. [http://www.nationalreview.com/rubin/rubin200601050713.asp]