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To: Gutterball who wrote (393)11/10/1999 1:41:00 PM
From: Gutterball  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 553
 
Propaganda Case Study #1: USA vs USSR Track Meet.

Late in the cold war the US and Russia agreed to a track and field meet in order to promote detente. The event was held in a neutral country and as things would have it the US won the overall event.

Russia, not wanting to lose face amongst its friends and allies, reported the event in Pravda:

USSR Second, USA Next to Last !