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Kabayan, from the manner of your reply and content, I am persuaded you are knowledgeable of things what we call strategic thinking and operational tactics.
I agree with your assessment that there is a distinction between the employment of “propaganda” versus publicity.
However, I would still argue, truth must be the underlying motivation whether the means used in disseminating info is via propaganda, press release, or mere publiscity.
I always go for the end purpose of any conceived action. What is the bottom line of the Armed Forces for issuing a propaganda devoid of truth?
How could our Armed Forces or the Dept of Defense win the goodwill of the tax paying Filipinos when they are being lied to?
You are correct, Kabayan, that other nations uses propaganda too. But, why would we parrot the practice of falsehood of other nations?
Goebbels, the media person of Hitler is an expert in spreading lies via propaganda. At first Nazi Germany was winning the war since their own people were duped of Goebbels ‘lies. But in the end, what was the outcome?
Let me bring closer my case by citing the propagand war of U.S.A. against the nation of Iraq. Many of the members of the Coalition of the Coerced were deceived regarding the propaganda about Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction.
So, what was the result? Bush and his cohorts look tall as heroes at first glance. But where are they now? Bush, his Defense Secretary, and Gen Collins when truth was revealed of the falsity of their propaganda?
What really bothers me, is: Why employ lies in the pursuit of what is good?
I am acqauinted about diversionary tactics; I am familiar of the far reaching effects of publicity.
But why resort to lying?
What good does it bring if our own Armed Forces and the Department of Defense engaged in lying to their own people, in lying to their own soldiers, in lying to the world?
The old homeland, the Philippines, is aleady mired with corrupt governance. Will lying correct the mess we find ourselves into?
 
 

Kabayan, my appreciation for your incisive inputs. To be upfornt about it, after finising my Management studies, I was encouraged by the schoo registrar that if I shall spend anoher couple of semesters I could complete three more academic majors, i.e., Marketng, Advertising, and Public Relations since I would only be taking nine units more of each program.
I really struggled when our Intructors coached us that there is no harm for “little white lies” to advance the product or enhance the profile of the party we are “promoting”.
One occassion, I was invited to listen to the policy speech of the newly designated SND. I was in Manila. After the speech, I joined the group of the CoS in huddle with his J staff.. The spokesperson, an Army LtCol of the Armed Forces approached the CoS asking for guidance since the media is requesting for an interview regarding some matters in  Mindanao. The spokesperson was told, “deny, deny, deny….”
Hinabol ko ang LtCol….sabi ko, “Why should you lie to the Filipino people? Why not tell the media reporters in straightforward manner that you do not want to speak about it, neither to deny nor confirm the info. You can always invoke that the sensitive nature of the subject involving national security is not normally discussed in public”.
Of course, I am not the “boss” of the AFP spokesperson.
Kaya hindi tayo umaangat eh bilang bansa kasi halos lahat yata sa pamamalakad natin sa gobyerno puro kasinungalingan.