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Marjah: The Non-Existent City the Military Said We Conquered in Afghanistan

Gareth Porter, IPS News. March 9, 2010.

Marjah isn't even a town, but rather one of the clearest and most dramatic examples of a war of perception as outlined in the US's counter-insurgency doctrine.

Obama's Pentagon Rebrands Iraq War, Rolls Out PR Offensive in Afghanistan

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 20, 2010.

The new PR campaign has all the qualities of a George Orwell novel. Perhaps 'Operation Imperial Sunset' is a more appropriate name.

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