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To: Neocon who wrote (107843)	7/24/2003 6:08:08 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<The primary objective, from what I have seen, is to prove to the Iraqis they are dead, so as to quell rumors.> Exactly. Just as, in our Revolutionary War, if the redcoats had caught George Washington, they would have (after hanging him as a traitor to King George), made very sure that this information was widely dispersed, to prove to the rebels that he was dead. Maybe leave the body hanging on the gallows in Boston Common, for a few weeks, to "quell rumors" that the rebel leader was still alive. Go back and reread what you and others of the War Party said about the display of dead and captured Americans, during the dash to Baghdad. Is it totally impossible, for you to put yourself in someone else's shoes? Are you totally blind to hypocrisy?

To: Neocon who wrote (107843)	7/24/2003 7:23:57 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"to prove to the Iraqis they are dead, so as to quell rumors. " ergo- propaganda prop·a·gan·da ( P ) Pronunciation Key (prp-gnd) n. The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause. Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda. Propaganda Roman Catholic Church. A division of the Roman Curia that has authority in the matter of preaching the gospel, of establishing the Church in non-Christian countries, and of administering Church missions in territories where there is no properly organized hierarchy. Seems pretty clear.