Propaganda and Allah

Bill Smith wh5mith at MINDSPRING.COM
Fri Oct 19 17:50:54 UTC 2001


If I remember correctly what I was taught at Army Intelligence School in
1966,  The difference in the propagandas is the truth.
White propaganda is "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth."   It is the kind we (claim to) use, based on the belief that the
credibility created by telling both the good and the bad outweighs the
damage done by the bad.
Grey propaganda tells the truth but not the whole truth, and it may
equivocate.  It can't be disproved.
Black propaganda distorts and lies.  Since it can be disproved, it is best
that the propagator not be correctly identified.

For something completely different, does anyone know why we say "Allah"
instead of translating it to "God"?  Perhaps it is grey propaganda.

Bill



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