I had a quick look the pdf of the PowerPoint as linked off the Danger Room piece. While LTC Dooley's understanding of human society does not appear to be very nuanced his model does hold up nicely so long as you assume a can opener. I don't know that the presentation has all that much propaganda potential -- like almost all PowerPoints it uses a lot of text and busy visuals to belabour a point -- but if it ends up being used that way and I were involved in a related counter-(counter-?)propaganda operation I would point to the text on the seventh slide: <The purpose of this model is to generate dynamic discussion and thought.> In the United States an individual is always free to do just that with the model of his or her own choosing. It is one of the truly admirable things about the U.S. and it never hurts the country's image to point it out.
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