Modern Propaganda

The White House backed away Monday evening from key details in its
narrative about the raid that killed
Osama bin Laden, including
claims by senior U.S. officials that the Al Qaeda leader had a weapon
and may have fired it during a gun battle with U.S. forces.

Officials also retreated from claims that one of bin Laden's wives was
killed in the raid and that bin Laden was using her as a human shield
before she was shot by U.S. forces.

Source:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54162.html#ixzz1LJEBjBtR
<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54162.html#ixzz1LJEBjBtR>

Look to Bernays (1928) - The conscious and intelligent manipulation of
the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element
in democratic society.