In his war-time diaries, George Orwell cites an earlyish example of propaganda:
From a Japanese broadcast; “In order to do justice to the patriotic spirit of the Koreans, the Japanese Government have decided to introduce compulsory military service in Korea”.
From a Japanese broadcast; “In order to do justice to the patriotic spirit of the Koreans, the Japanese Government have decided to introduce compulsory military service in Korea”.
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I haven't read Pathfinder by David Blakeley, but if an interview on the BBC World Service is anything to go by, it sounds absolutely fascinating.
"When British forces deployed to Iraq in 2003, Captain David Blakeley was given command of a reconnaissance mission of such critical importance that it could change the course of the war. It's the story of nine men, operating alone and unsupported, fifty miles ahead of a US Recon Marine advance and head straight into a hornets nest, teeming with thousands of heavily-armed enemy forces. This is the first account of that extraordinary mission - abandoned by coalition command, left with no option but to fight their way out of the enemy's backyard."
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Still with the World Service, I recently came across a very interesting weekly programme called The Fifth Floor: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00mt9kd
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I felt very proud when I saw this headline on the Reuters site:
GB drive to pull Europe from abyss
At last, the British lead the way and show their European partners how to get out of the present quagmire. Bravo Cameron!
This seemed almost too good to be true, and indeed it was. On closer inspection, I saw that the actual headline was:
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