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Imperial outreach.(THE UNITED STATES)

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From: Kurdish Life
Date: 20020922
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"..from all I have ever read or seen, men appear more apt to err by 
having too high, than by having too despicable an opinion of their 
nature; and by attempting to exalt their original place in creation, 
depress their real value in society." 
Oliver Goldsmith, 1837

In mid-December, Andrew Buncombe reported in the Independent that the Pentagon was "considering a plan to establish covert propaganda operations in countries it considers its allies in order to improve America's image and discredit hostile factions." The New York Times earlier reported that the plan "involves efforts ...

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