Is disinformation justified?

Submitted by Stephen Reed (United States), Dec 17, 2002 at 12:56

Suppose that US policy makers have full understanding of Isamlic motivations towards the US - agreeing privately with your point of view. What do you say to the possibility that American policy is two-faced, on the one hand privately understanding that Islam is a threat comparable to cold-war communism, and on the other hand not wanting to publically portray the world's Muslim population as America's natural enemy.

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