How to use a negative reputation
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Submitted by Werner (United States), May 26, 2005 at 00:34

Recentlly I have been thinking, if the USA has a bad reputation among the Arab world how can one use it.

If one takes the sample of HAMAS what would happen if the US starts to fund certain individuals in that organization and is at one point open about it?

Wouldn't it mean, that the real HAMAS at one point has to fight its own people? What if one gets to the point where those people the US funds are able to destroy HAMAS?

What if one uses those examples as stated by Daniel Pipes in the above article to bring doubt into those circles?

What if HAMAS has to fight a right (?) wing who accuses the left wing of illusions like the above one?

How can on use such a thing to promote one own cause?

greetings

W.

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