ABSTRACT
“The greatest triumphs of propaganda have been accomplished, not by doing something, but by refraining from doing,” Aldous Huxley observed long ago. “Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.” Despite the media din about “9/11,” a silence—rigorously selective—has largely pervaded mainstream news coverage. For policymakers in Washington, the practical utility of that silence is huge. In response to the mass murder committed by hijackers, the righteousness of U.S. military action remains clear—as long as double standards go unmentioned.
