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War propaganda is used to confuse and demoralize enemies and also to
influence public opinions in friendly countries. Often, a nation at war uses
propaganda to control its own citizens. According to British scholar F.M.
Cornford, "Propaganda is that branch of the art of lying which consists in
very nearly deceiving your friends without quite deceiving your enemies."

During the recent Iraqi war exercises (in order to have a war, two opposing
armies must fight, there was but one army) Bush, at the advice of his
"always at his side brains" Karl Rove used this technique on the American
people.

Toppling the statue of Saddam Hussein was a White House (spelled Karl Rove)
staged event, by U.S. soldiers, for the media. A Reuters long-shot of Firdos
Square where the statue was located shows that the Square was nearly empty
when Saddam was torn down. The Square was sealed off by the U.S. military.
The 200 people milling about were U.S. Marines, international press and
Iraqis. However, the media portrayed it as an event of the Iraqi people.

The first example of the Bush mentality (read that as Karl Rove
instructions) in practice came in his January 2002 State of the Union
address, in which he described Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an "axis of
evil." [11] In reality, not a shred of evidence suggested any alliance,
practical or otherwise, among them. [12] Moreover, Iran and Iraq have been
bitter enemies for decades.

Perhaps most importantly, propaganda is communication that is indifferent to
the rights and needs of the target population being indoctrinated. Democracy
is government "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
Propaganda, by contrast, seeks to dominate and control people. Regime
change - 2004 - Bring it on baby!