Exaggeration Of The Threat: Then And Now

sjdnb

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Mon Sep-14-09 07:46 PM
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Exaggeration Of The Threat: Then And Now

I see this thought was brought up in '03
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x286978

But, today I came across this article:

Exaggeration Of The Threat: Then And Now
By Melvin A. Goodman

A recently declassified study on Soviet intentions during the Cold War identifies significant failures in U.S. intelligence analysis on Soviet military intentions and demonstrates the constant exaggeration of the Soviet threat.

http://pubrecord.org/commentary/5161/exaggeration-threat-then/

Sorry if this has been posted, but I'm not sure how to sort results by date and did not see today's article posted.

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Maccagirl

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Mon Sep-14-09 07:59 PM
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1. Anything to keep the Military/Industrial Complex in power

Edited on Mon Sep-14-09 08:00 PM by Maccagirl

Nothing's changed. Eisenhower's farewell speech is ringing in my ears-as bizarre as the messenger might be.

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