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How to control public opinion on the war [9]
MoJo interviews Rick Scavetta, an officer formerly working in Army media relations in Afghanistan, who talks about the ways the war is "marketed" to civilians (for example: no one's [em]really[/em] looking for Osama any more).
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http://www.motherjones.com/interview/2006/12/scavetta-2.html
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