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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3294)	1/14/2004 5:56:34 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 3959

Re: Just as Iraq invaded Kuwait and effectively declared war upon the UN.. Have you seen the pictures of the rape and pillage Iraqis conducted there? Nope... Unlike you, I'm not a subscriber of Hill & Knowlton's newsletter..... Clue: While some PR campaigns are aimed at the general public, others target leadership, either to persuade them or to provide them with political cover. On November 27, 1990, just two days before the U.N. Security Council was to vote on the use of military force against Iraq, while the U.S. was extorting, bullying, and buying U.N. cooperation, Kuwait was trying to win hearts, minds, and tear ducts. "Walls of the [U.N.] Council chamber were covered with oversized color photographs of Kuwaitis of all ages who reportedly had been killed or tortured by Iraqis. ...A videotape showed Iraqi soldiers apparently firing on unarmed demonstrators, and witnesses who had escaped from Kuwait related tales of horror. A Kuwaiti spokesman was on hand to insist that his nation had been `an oasis of peaceful harmony' before Iraq mounted its invasion." This propaganda extravaganza was orchestrated by Hill and Knowlton for the government of Kuwait. With few exceptions, the event was reported as news by the media, and two days later the Security Council voted to authorize military force against Iraq. [...] whatreallyhappened.com