Rumsfeld the Fear Monger - Telegraph UK

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    Rumsfeld 'kept up fear of terror attacks'
    By Alex Spillius in Washington
    Last Updated: 2:34am GMT 02/11/2007
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...GGAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2007/11/02/wgulf402.xml


    Donald Rumsfeld, the former United States defence secretary, tried to maintain an atmosphere of fear in America as part of the Iraq war propaganda campaign, a series of leaked memos has shown.

    One memo, written in April 2006, contained a list of instructions to Pentagon staff including "Keep elevating the threat" and "Talk about Somalia, the Philippines etc. Make the American people realise they are surrounded in the world by violent extremists".

    Another said "link Iraq to Iran. Iran is the concern of the American people, and if we fail in Iraq, it will advantage Iran". He also urged staff to produce "bumper sticker statements" to rally the public around the war....