Atrocity Stories Atrocity stories are nothing else than lies; the two words "atrocity stories" simply pretend to be more diplomatic. The purpose is to destroy an image of the enemy, to create a new one, mostly a bad one. The story creating the image is not necessarily made up completely. It can also be a changed into a certain variable direction. The most important thing about atrocity stories is to follow the line of possibility. Even if the whole story is made up it must be probable or at least possible, following rumors. Most successful might it be if a rumor is spread on purpose, some time before the atrocity story is launched, because as soon as something seems to be familiar, it is easier to believe it.

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Table: Media References to Major U.S. Think Tanks Think Tank Political Orientation Number of Media Citations 1995 Number of Media Citations 1996 Number of Media Citations 1997 Brookings Institution U.S. Centrist 2192 2196 2296 Heritage Foundation U.S. Conservative 2268 1779 1813 American Enterprise Institute U.S. Conservative 1297 1401 1323 Cato Institute U.S. Conservative/libertarian 1163 1136 1286 RAND Corporation U.S. Center-right 795 826 865 Council on Foreign Relations U.S. Centrist 747 727 755 Center for Strategic and International Studies U.S. Conservative 612 586 668 Urban Institute U.S. Center-left 749 655 610 Economic Policy Institute U.S. Progressive 399 452 576 Freedom Forum U.S. Centrist 496 625 531 Hudson Institute U.S. Conservative 354 396 481 Institute for International Economics U.S. Centrist 410 288 438 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities U.S. Progressive - 359 425 Hoover Institution U.S. Conservative 570 350 355 Carnegie Endowment U.S. Centrist 517 502 352 Competitive Enterprise Institute U.S. Conservative 298 205 290 Manhattan Institute U.S. Conservative 254 227 261 Progressive Policy Institute U.S. Centrist 455 279 251 International Institute for Strategic Studies U.S. Conservative 177 145 177 Institute for Policy Studies U.S. Progressive 161 110 172 Worldwatch Institute U.S. Progressive 201 186 168 Center for Defense Information U.S. Progressive 136 187 158 Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies U.S. Center-left 255 228 158 Progress and Freedom Foundation U.S. Conservative 570 234 122 Reason Foundation U.S. Conservative/libertarian 229 133 92

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The Microsoft Case Shortly after Microsoft was faced with federal antitrust charges, full-page newspaper ads supporting Microsoft's claim of innocence were run by the Independent Institute. The ads took the form of a letter signed by 240 academic experts and purported to be a scholarly, unbiased view of why the government had gone overboard in its case against the company. According to an article published in the New York Times, Microsoft had not paid for the ads, but was in fact the single largest donor to the Independent Institute, a conservative organization, that has been a leading defender of the company since it first came under fire from federal prosecutors.

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CANYON A US military signals intelligence satellite of the second generation from the 1970s.

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Leni Riefenstahl Leni Riefenstahl (* 1902) began her career as a dancer and actress. Parallel she learnt how to work with a camera, turning out to be one of the most talented directors and cutters of her time - and one of the only female ones. Adolf Hitler appointed her the top film executive of the Nazi Party. Her two most famous works were done in that period, Triumph of the Will (1935) and the two films about the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. Later, when she tried to get rid of her image as a NAZI-movie maker, she worked as a photographer in Africa, making pictures of indigenous people and under-water landscape.

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CIA CIA's mission is to support the President, the National Security Council, and all officials who make and execute U.S. national security policy by: Providing accurate, comprehensive, and timely foreign intelligence on national security topics; Conducting counterintelligence activities, special activities, and other functions related to foreign intelligence and national security, as directed by the President. To accomplish its mission, the CIA engages in research, development, and deployment of high-leverage technology for intelligence purposes. As a separate agency, CIA serves as an independent source of analysis on topics of concern and works closely with the other organizations in the Intelligence Community to ensure that the intelligence consumer--whether Washington policymaker or battlefield commander--receives the adaequate intelligence information. http://www.cia.gov

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