So, counting on apathy is a policy? No secret but interesting to see them acknowledge it. And remember that presidents need a war to define them. Bush's was Iraq so Obama's really had to be Afghanistan. Neither will be won and both will go on for many more years than Obama will tell you but it is a defining war much the same way as every emperor of Rome needed one.
Which partly explains the existence of this document.
Yes, the CIA produce analysis regarding how to keep the citizens of Western Europe supportive of the war in Afghanistan. In France the sympathy for Afghan refugees and women should be exploited. In Germany the consequences of defeat relating to increased refugees, drugs, terrorism and Germany's standing in NATO are pressure points.
What in the name of the wee man is the CIA doing plotting pro-war propaganda for other countries? What do these nations have to say about this. Manipulating foreign populations into supporting wars? This is a diplomatic outrage.
Thank goodness for www.wikileaks.org/ for this information. Naturally, the US authorities want wikileaks closed down and are branding it a terrorist organisation etc. It is a fantastic resource for leaked classified US government info.
See the full CIA document here.
I glanced at this during the night Alex but I will absorb it later as I've 'evernoted' it.
ReplyDeleteGreat find. Lots tucked away that we never heard about.
Every little big counts Rosie..
ReplyDeleteI wonder what serving soldiers and their families make of this kind of thing..?