Online Public Relations Thoughts

When propaganda rules, facts are the only contraceptive.  This is what Ukraine produced when the Russians claimed to have killed hundreds of soldiers at a vocational school.  The institute brought reporters to the scene and allowed them to inspect the premises. Aside from blown-out windows, there was no apparent damage to the facility and no blood on floors or walls.  The school rejected the Russian claims and bloggers in Moscow criticized the authorities.  Still the Russian defense department held to its falsehood and looked ridiculous.  Both sides are twisting truth as a strategy of battle, never letting the other side know what is really happening.  Spin rules the day and the media are left to sort out what is known and what is fantasy.