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Hill & Knowlton is the [[public relations]] company which, whilst retained as 'public relations consultants' to the government of Kuwait, devised the infamous [[Nurse Nayirah]] deception which tricked the US public and bolstered support for the 1990-1 [[Gulf War]].
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'''Hill & Knowlton Strategies''' is the [[public relations]] company which cooked up the '[[Nurse Nayirah]]' war propaganda.
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==Gulf War==
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Hill & Knowlton charged $14 million to the US government, and millions more to the Kuwaiti government for acting as "public relations consultants". [[Lauri Fitz-Pegado]] coached '[[Nurse Nayirah]]' for months to lie convincingly about the wickedness of the Iraqis. This deception which tricked the US public and bolstered support for the 1990-1 [[Gulf War]]. As of 2016, no one has expressed remorse, far less been was prosecuted for this episode.
 
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Revision as of 07:07, 12 September 2016

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Hill & Knowlton Strategies is the public relations company which cooked up the 'Nurse Nayirah' war propaganda.

Gulf War

Hill & Knowlton charged $14 million to the US government, and millions more to the Kuwaiti government for acting as "public relations consultants". Lauri Fitz-Pegado coached 'Nurse Nayirah' for months to lie convincingly about the wickedness of the Iraqis. This deception which tricked the US public and bolstered support for the 1990-1 Gulf War. As of 2016, no one has expressed remorse, far less been was prosecuted for this episode.

 

Known members

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MemberDescription
Oliver DowdenPR company Hill and Knowlton, then UK media minister, promoter of "vaccine passports"
Lauri Fitz-PegadoThe inventor of the Nurse Nayirah lie which was instrumental in facilitating the First Gulf War
Robert K. Gray
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