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Sunday, December 11, 2005
The Ministry of Propaganda
The Ministry of Propaganda...
By David RayRetired generals in various cities
are interviewed nightly about the war.The maps are shown and strategies
discussed with great enthusiasm.Our troops are grabbing the bulls
by their horns. Resistance is soonto be overcome. But resistance
to what is never quite defined.The news anchors gaze upon
these guests with the admirationuntil now shown only to movie stars.
There are no views representedother than this gung-ho enthusiasm
for war. From every military baseintelligence and publicity personnel
fan out to offer their services to mediaas part-time advisers and experts.
They explain and make palatableall the President's policies, e.g.,
allowing no photos of flag-drapedcoffins bound for Arlington or home
town cemeteries, though it would behard to find one that has not added
a few from overseas to its holdings.Every technique described by Orwell
or practiced by Goebbels is in place,but so far few have dared say so.
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Posted by fm on December 11, 2005 at 12:34 AM