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From: sheppard@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ken  Sheppardson)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: annotated Pentagon report book reference wanted....
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Date: 24 Jan 89 02:54:14 GMT
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In article <3358@cbnews.ATT.COM>, I wrotes:
: 
:   I believe Gervasi intended the book as a source of counter-propoganda.
:  
:   [...]
:   
:   Of course it's extremely biased, and I think Gervasi himself would admit that.
: 
:   The point is it provides the other side of the argument, and I think
:   it does that quite effectively.
:  

...and Bill added:
: 
: [mod. note: I was unaware that counterpropoganda was the intent of this
: book.  Certainly, I agree that the original Pentagon document was also
: quite biased; as an example.  I agree that it is written quite
: effectively... had *me* fooled 8-) - Bill ]

  I don't think he was trying to *fool* anybody.  He just didn't appreciate
  the Pentagon taking a range of numbers and using the extreme which would
  best suit their purpose, so he presented the other extreme.
 
                                                   Ken Sheppardson
                                                   U of M College of Engin
                                                   Aerospace Engin Dept