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| The process of communicating with foreign public's in an attempt to bring out the understanding of the ideas, ideals, its institutions and cultures as well as its national goals and current policies. Euphemism for "Propaganda" |
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| A website that publishes daily intelligence briefings. Products include: strategic intelligence, tactical intelligence, custom intelligence, written and multimedia analysis, corporate security analysis, geopolitics |
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| Author of Yemen: Dancing on the Heads of Snakes. |
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A former Private First Class (PFC) in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps. Lynch served in Iraq during the 2003 invasion by U.S. and allied forces. On March 23, 2003 she was injured and captured by Iraqi forces but was recovered on April 1 by U.S. Special Operations Forces, with the incident subsequently receiving considerable news coverage.
Initial media reports on Lynch's recovery in Iraq were incorrect. Lynch, along with major media outlets, fault the U.S. government for creating the story as part of the Pentagon's propaganda effort. Jim Wilkinson is credited for fabricating the government narrative. |
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| Toppling of Saddam Hussein's Statue |
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| The infamous toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square in central Baghdad on April 9, 2003 was stage-managed by American troops and not a spontaneous reaction by Iraqis. According to the study, a Marine colonel first decided to topple the statue, and an Army psychological operations unit turned the event into a propaganda moment. |
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| Walked away from a million-dollar NFL contract to join the Army. Killed in Afghanistan two years later by friendly fire. The government tried to cover-up the cause of death. |
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| Patrick Tillman Sr. father of Pat Tillman |
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| "After it happened, all the people in positions of authority went out of their way to script this, "the father said. "They purposely interfered with the investigation, they covered it up. I think they thought they could control it, and they realized that their re recruiting efforts were going to go to hell in a hand basket if the truth about his death got out. They blew up their poster boy." |
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| Downing Street Memos October 16,2002 |
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| What document provided an explanation of the months leading up to the Iraq war and shows that the decision to go to war had already been made? |
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| Give an example of a Pulitzer prize reporter that was reporting that there were definitely WMD in Iraq. |
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| Johnathan Landay & Warren Stroebl |
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| Name two mid-level access reporters that believed there were no WMD in Iraq. They both worked for Nightritter which is now the Fresno Bee |
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| Who ran the media briefings and pr. for the Iraq war in Qatar. $500K to create briefing center. Kept everything with media under control. |
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| When was the Downing St. Memo written? |
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| President Bush (Downing Street Memo) |
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| Who said this and where did they say it? "Our goal is to fully and finally remove a real thereat to world peace and to America. Hopefully this can be done peacefully. Hopefully we can do the without any military action. Yet, if Iraq is to avoid military action by the international community, it has the obligation to prove compliance with all the world's demands. It's the obligation of Iraq." |
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| Five points in Downing Street Memos |
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1. By mid July 2002 Eight months before the war began, Bush had decided to invade and occupy Iraq.
2. Bush had decided to "justify" the war "by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD."
3. Already "the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy."
4. Many at the top of the administration did not want to seek approval from the United Nations ("going the UN route")
5. Few in Washington seemed much interested in the aftermath of the war. |
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| Josef Goebbels (Downing St. Memos) |
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| "think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play" |
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| Tony Blair was reelected, but his majority in Parliament was reduced, from 161 to 67. Why? |
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| DS Memo states that the Iraq war and the damage that it has done to his moral principals was widely believed to have been a factor. |
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| Who was the commander that was awarded the metal of freedom and led troops after we took over Iraq and Baghdad? |
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| Who was the head of the CIA during 9/11 that was awarded the metal of freedom? |
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| Who was the temporary President of Iraq that after our quick invasion came up with idea of dissolving Iraqi army and Iraqi police by firing 400K of them with out taking their guns after us invasion? |
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| Weapons inspector for WMD. |
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| Operation Eagle Claw 4/24/1980 |
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| What was the name of the unsuccessful operation used to free the US Embassy hostages? |
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| What happened during Operation Eagle Claw? |
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| It was too complicated the transport helicopter crashed with the troops helicopter, 8 Delta Force troops died one was dragged through the streets hostages were scattered all over Iran. |
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| What happened to U.S. Embassy hostages when Reagan was sworn in? |
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| The hostages were released with in minutes as a slap in the face to President Carter. |
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| Who lead Operation Eagle Claw |
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| "Chargin" Charlie Beckworth |
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