SOVIET PROPAGANDA ALERT NUMBER 5

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International Office of the Director
Communication
Agency
Untied States of America
March 30, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR The Honorable.,
William J. Casey
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
FROM: Gilbert A. Robinson
Acting Director
SUBJECT: "Soviet Propaganda Alert Number 5"
Enclosed is the fifth issue of "Soviet Propaganda Alert"
produced by our office of Research.
In February, the Soviets:
o Contended that the U.S. is not sincere at the Geneva
talks and is using them as a "smokescreen" for a
massive military buildup.
o Intensified their attacks on U.S. chemical weapons
policy, alleging that the U.S. intends to store
chemical weapons in Europe despite objections by
NATO allies; is ready to use chemical munitions in
a "limited war" in Europe; and has used and is
providing chemical weapons for use in the Third
World.
o Stressed the familiar theme that Washington is
trying to disrupt "normalization" in Poland through
subversion and hostile propaganda and continued to
denounce the "Let Poland Be Poland" telecast.
o Charged that the U.S. resorts to subversion: military
adventurism, and "assistance to bloody, repressive
regimes" to protect American imperialist interests
in Latin America. President Reagan's OAS speech was
characterized by Soviet commentators as a "rehash of
the Monroe Doctrine."
o Continued to blame the U.S. and Israel for tensions
in the Middle East and suggested that Egyptian
President Mubarak is uncomfortable with close ties
to the U.S. and is seeking to distance himself from
Washington.
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Soviet 'Pro anda Alert
No. 5 March 26, 1982
Summary
During February, Soviet international propaganda emphasized:
o U.S. arms control negotiating behavior. Soviet media contended
that the U.S. lacks sincere intent to negotiate at Geneva on I14F,
and is using the talks as a "smokescreen" for a massive U.S.
military buildup. Conflict between the U.S. and its NATO allies
on INF--as well as a myriad of other issues--was played up.
o Chemical weapons. The Soviets intensified their attacks on
U.S. chemical weapons policy. Soviet propaganda alleged that the
U.S. intends to store chemical weapons in Europe despite objec-
tions by NATO allies; is ready to use chemical munitions in a
"limited war" in Europe; and has used and is providing chemical
weapons for use in the Third World. The Soviets also accused the
U.S. of refusing to take part in negotiations to ban chemical
weapons, and of "concocting lies" about Soviet use of chemical
warfare to divert attention from U.S. activities.
o Poland. Soviet propaganda stressed the familiar theme that
Washington is trying to disrupt "normalization" in Poland through
subversion and hostile propaganda. The "Let Poland Be Poland"
telecast was repeatedly denounced, as were foreign radio broad-
casts alleged to be sending "coded instructions" to counter-
revolutionaries in Poland. The U.S. was condemned for "shedding
crocodile tears" over Poland while enacting sanctions that hurt
the Polish people. The Soviet media also criticized the U.S.
for allegedly seeking to turn the Madrid CSCE meeting into an
"arena of confrontation" over Poland.
o Latin America. To protect American imperialist interests,
argued the Soviets, the U.S. resorts to subversion, military
adventurism, and "assistance to bloody, repressive regimes." The
U.S. was charged with trying to halt the revolutionary process in
Nicaragua and Cuba by preparing terrorist groups of exiles for
subversive actions and eventual invasions. Direct U.S. complicity
in atrocities in El Salvador was also alleged. Soviet news com-
mentators dismissed President Reagan's OAS speech as a "rehash of
the Monroe Doctrine." They also claimed that Washington is exag-
gerating problems in Poland to divert attention from El Salvador.
o Middle East. Soviet media suggested that Egyptian President
Mubarak, uncomfortable with close ties to the U.S., is seeking
to distance himself from Washington. Soviet commentaries
treated Plubarak favorably and expressed a cautious optimism
regarding developments in Soviet-Egyptian relations. The U.S.
and Israel were blamed, as is customary, for tensions in the
Middle East.
Office of Research
International Communication Agency
Washington, D. C.
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ARMS CONTROL NEGOTIATIONS
Soviet Line on Geneva Talks
Soviet media focused directly on the Geneva INF talks or tied
most general discussions of international security and strategic
matters to Geneva. Some attention was also paid to the Vienna
MBFR talks. While no fundamentally new themes emerged, familiar
ones were adapted for application to Geneva:
o The U.S. went to Geneva reluctantly only under pressure of
international (especially European) public opinion and is not
making a serious negotiating effort.
o The U.S. is using the Geneva talks to create the impression
that it strives for peace, favors arms control and reduction,
and tries to deal with the Soviet Union. To develop this image,
U.S. tactics are to make clearly unreasonable proposals, counting
on their rejection, then blame the Soviet side for obstructionism.
At the same time the U.S. ignores reasonable Soviet proposals.
o Using Geneva as a "smokescreen," the U.S. is carrying out an
immense military buildup--increasing the defense budget, develop-
ing new types of weapons, and expanding its resources abroad.
According to the Soviets, U.S. "stalling" at Geneva fits into the
overall strategy of Washington's drive for political-military
superiority: "the U.S. opposes any concrete results which might
hinder the siting of new U.S. missiles [in Europe] and spoil the
Pentagon's plans for the United States to achieve military super-
iority" (TASS, Feb. 11). American "obstructionism" at Geneva was
related to increases in the military budget, to interventions
throughout the world aimed at shoring up or expanding U.S. power,
to confrontation with the Soviet Union, and to the "doctrine of
the acceptability of 'limited nuclear war'."
The Soviets maintained that the USSR, in contrast to the U.S.,
adheres to a "peace-loving" policy and consistently supports arms
control and reduction. But, in the interests of security and
progress, the USSR cannot and will not permit the U.S. to achieve
the world domination it seeks. Thus if the U.S. is determined to
escalate the arms race, Moscow has no choice but to keep pace.
Greater Media Attention to Geneva
Soviet media coverage of Geneva in December was sparse and avoided
direct comment on U.S. negotiating behavior. Treatment of the
subject increased in January, but a decision to "go public" on the
issue of negotiating positions was clearly indicated only on
February 9 with the release of an authoritative `L'ASS commentary on
the Soviet stance, repeated the following day in the central press.
Subsequently, remarks on INF made by Leonid Brezhnev were widely
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reported as indications of Moscow's offering of new "concrete"
proposals.
Soviet media handling of Geneva was intended partly to counter
the impact of President Reagan's February 4 announcement of the
U.S. draft of an INF treaty. Western analysts suggested that
Moscow felt it was necessary to generate pressure from public
opinion to moderate the U.S. position at the negotiations.
They also speculated that Moscow's decision was influenced by
East-West tensions over the Polish situation and Soviet anxious-
ness to discredit the U.S. policy of linkage.
Soviet propaganda on chemical weapons increased and became more
strident in February. In addition to a barrage of domestic and
international press and radio items devoted to the subject,
criticisms of U.S. chemical munitions policy frequently appeared
in treatments of other subjects, such as American foreign policy
in general, CSCE, and the U.N. To some extent, the intensifica-
tion of Soviet propaganda appeared to be a response to Western
coverage of Soviet complicity in lethal chemical weapons use in
Afghanistan and Southeast Asia. The Soviets also charged the
U.S. with developing lethal biological weapons--a form of warfare
which the U.S. has repudiated.
Techniques in Treating the Chemical Weapons Theme
Soviet propaganda strove for effect with dramatic descriptions of
the chemical weapons allegedly being produced or planned for
production by the U.S. Nothing was said about Soviet possession
of lethal chemical and biological agents. Soviet reports criti-
cized the U.S. for already having the "world's greatest arsenal of
'silent death'" yet preparing to spend "billions of dollars more"
on chemical weaponry.
The Soviets also relied on a one-sided piling up of facts and
figures--some accurate, some not, many attributed to Western
sources--on chemical weapons: what types of munitions the U.S.
has, how much of various types, budget allocations for binary chem-
ical weapons, "case studies" of American use of chemical agents,
and so forth. Soviet propaganda continued to deny charges leveled
against the USSR regarding chemical and biological weapons use.
. Chemical Weapons in Europe
The Soviets stressed that the U.S. is "proceeding with plans to
turn Europe into a storehouse of binary chemical weapons" despite
objections of the European NATO allies. Just as with "limited
nuclear war," contended Soviet commentators, the U.S. envisions
Europe as a potential theater for chemical war and has little
regard for European fears of this: "The United States' new
binary munitions are first-strike weapons meant for use on the
European territory." (TASS, Feb. 9)
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Parallels were drawn with other cases of the U.S. "forcing"
Europe to accept'certain weaponry, e.g., new American medium-
range nuclear missiles and the ERW.
Chemical Weapons in third World Trouble Spots
Soviet media alleged that in addition to the European theater,
the U.S. plans to deploy chemical weapons in Asia and the Middle
East. Soviet regional radio broadcasts emphasized U.S. inten-
tions to bring chemical weapons to those regions. Propaganda for
Middle Eastern audiences, for example, stressed that eventually
chemical weapons are to be placed in Israel for use in "localized
conflicts." (Moscow Radio's Hebrew as well as Arabic broadcasts
warned of potential ruin of the area by chemical war.)
Sharply denying American charges that the USSR is responsible for
chemical and biological weapon use in Afghanistan and Southeast
Asia, the Soviets countered with accusations of American use of
such agents in those and other areas. According to the Soviet
line, the U.S. is trying to justify and/or divert attention from
its own chemical weapons policy by fabricating groundless charges
against the Soviet Union--"irresponsible claims [which] were
shown to be false following enquiries" (Radio Moscow in English,
Feb. 3). Soviet commentators vehemently attacked and ridiculed
Sterling Seagrave's book Yellow Rain and U.S. State Department
evidence of Soviet complicity in chemical/biological weapon use
in Southeast Asia and Afghanistan.
Soviet media accused the U.S. of waging biological as well as
chemical warfare against Cuba. They listed diseases supposedly
caused by the U.S., ranging from swine fever in 1971 and a fungus
affecting sugar cane in 1972 to dengue fever in 1981.
A particularly bizarre story spread by the Soviet media claimed
that the U.S. is testing virus-carrying mosquitoes on innocent
citizens in Lahore, Pakistan, planning to export the "killer
mosquitoes" to Afghanistan and elsewhere.
International Controls on Chemical Warfare
Soviet commentators criticized the U.S. for "invariably refusing"
to hold talks aimed at banning chemical arms. At Geneva, com-
plained the Soviets, the U.S. has refused since last summer to pro-
ceed with negotiations on chemical weapons. The Soviet explanation of
this was the "U.S. drive for military superiority" and rejection
of any constraints on this drive. There was no mention of the
U.S. and Western European position on the necessity for verifica-
tion and compliance safeguards in any chemical weapons agreement.
Soviet propaganda accused the U.S. of violating the spirit of the
Geneva Protocol of 1925 and alluded to the U.S. abstention from a
U.N. resolution noting the need to activate talks on chemical
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weapons in the Disarmament Committee as indicative of the U.S.
position. For their part, the Soviets professed willingness to
take part in any negotiations aimed at reaching international
agreements on chemical weapons.
Propaganda on Poland continued in the same vein as in prior months.
According to the Soviet line, Washington is still disturbed that
the attempt to overthrow socialism in Poland was thwarted and
the situation there is normalizing. The Soviets alleged that
the U.S. continues to interfere in Polish internal affairs, trying
to disrupt improving conditions there and to exacerbate interna-
tional tensions. Some Soviet commentators charged that the U.S.
is seeking to "break down the postwar system" established at Yalta
by challenging the principle of "the inviolability of borders."
Soviet examples of the U.S. disruptive effort include:
o Economic sanctions. Washington's hypocrisy is evidenced by.its
imposition of sanctions that will make life more difficult for
Poles at the very time U.S. leaders are professing "solidarity"
with the Polish people. Soviet media characterized the sanctions
as "inhumane" and also "naive" (historically proven to be a
futile method of exerting pressure).
o Polish issue at Madrid. The U.S. and certain other delegations
were accused of trying to use the Polish issue to stir up anti-
detente feeling and to transform the CSCE Madrid meeting into an
arena of East-West confrontation. Western intent, argued the
Soviets, was to divert attention from the real problems at hand--
such as ensuring military security--by raising a fuss over Poland,
a subject which has no place at Madrid.
o Showing of "Let Poland Be Poland." By mid-month the propaganda
blitz aimed at discrediting the program had somewhat abated, but
references to it as a "provocation" which turned out to be "a
total failure" persisted. Soviet media condemned efforts by the
U.S. Embassy in Warsaw to hold a "provocative screening" of the
program at the Embassy. As an indication of extreme Soviet
sensitivity on "Let Poland Be Poland," the Soviets denounced the
singing group ABBA (hugely popular and until now officially
approved in the USSR) because ABBA taped a segment for the
program--even though the segment was never shown.
o Western radio broadcasts. Allegations that RFE is broadcasting
coded instructions to counterrevolutionaries inside Poland were
repeated. VOA and foreign radio in general were condemned for
interfering in Polish internal affairs.
o CIA. Quoting heavily from official Polish sources, Soviet
media charged that the CIA is linked with Polish subversive
groups. The Soviets lost no time in working up stories of the
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CIA in Poland and tying these in with the favorite Soviet theme
of the CIA as the sinister, ruthless and ubiquitous U.S. "special
service" involved in virtually everything evil in the world.
Another Soviet theme related to the so-called "U.S. anti-Polish
campaign" was U.S. pressuring of reluctant European allies to follow
American initiatives. The Soviets dwelt in particular on allega-
tions of "desperate but fruitless" U.S. efforts to stop the Soviet-
West European gas pipeline.
A particularly virulent article entitled "White Scorpions" appeared
in Pravda on February 15. Essentially, the article blamed Polish
problems on the influence of Western decadence (nihilistic atti-
tudes, consumerism, etc.) which had grown dangerously in Poland
over the past two decades. The "white scorpion" of American
propaganda was attacked, as was a sweeping range of U.S. foreign
and domestic policies.
LATIN AMERICA
Soviet propagandists argued that Washington's actions in Latin
America are but one part of a worldwide U.S. policy of using
"lies, threats and sanctions" to pressure and weaken revolutionary
movements. Pravda on February 4, in a piece on Nicaragua, charged
that "almost every day Washington cabinet members make announce-
ments containing threats to take 'sanctions' or 'measures' against
one or another state."
El Salvador
Soviet media relied almost exclusively on selective use of material
from Western sources which they adapted to fit their own needs.
Soviet propaganda stressed that the U.S. has entered what is
essentially a civil war in El Salvador in order to protect U.S.
imperialist interests in the area; the U.S. naturally sides with
the oppressors of the common people. The Soviets charged the U.S.
with direct complicity in the murders of innocent civilians by
Salvadoran "cutthroat" squads on "punitive missions."
Soviet media repeated and added to connections drawn by Western
journalists between El Salvador and Vietnam. One Soviet com-
mentary on the attitude of the U.S. military toward El Salvador
asserted that "the Pentagon generals have long been straining to
take revenge for Vietnam" (Moscow domestic radio, Feb. 12). Other
commentators noted that, as in Vietnam, U.S. involvement is esca-
lating despite strong protest from U.S. citizens, and the U.S.
role is growing gradually and "sneakily" under the "pretext of
resisting foreign intervention." Drawing another analogy to
Vietnam, the Soviets criticized El Salvador's upcoming elections
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as a dubious exercise staged solely to legitimize the present
government.
Cuba and Nicaragua
Soviet propagandists complained of a stepped-up U.S. campaign to
reverse the process of revolutionary transformation in "progressive"
Latin American states. They accused the U.S. of training "terrorist
groups" of Cuban and Nicaraguan exiles for subversive actions and
eventual invasions.
President Reagan was charged with making "an avalanche of insinua-
tions" about Cuban participation in Caribbean drug and arms
smuggling designed to create pretexts for aggressive acts against
Cuba. Soviet media asserted that the U.S. has shown no proof of
Cuban smuggling or "export of violent revolution."
The Soviet media also accused the U.S. of CIA-directed chemical
and biological warfare against Cuba (see page 3) and in El Salvador.
President Reagan's OAS Speech
Labeling President Reagan's speech a "rehash of the Monroe Doctrine,"
Soviet propagandists described his Caribbean basin initiative as
"a package of military-political and economic measures, directed
at suppressing the mounting struggle of the Latin American peoples
for freedom and independence [and] at consolidating pro-Washington
regimes and military dictatorships which have given a free hand to
American corporations in plundering their national wealth...."
(TASS English, Feb. 24).
Miscellaneous Charges
Much of Soviet propaganda on Latin America--especially but not
exclusively that intended for Latin American audiences--contained
various details and elaborations on the major themes. Among these
were:
o Washington organized the Central American Democratic Community
to further its plans for creation of a regional military bloc
composed of reactionary regimes.
o U.S. has plans to use Chilean military forces to intervene in
Central America.
o Expansion of the Peace Corps in Latin America means more CIA
agents will be sent out under that cover.
o Senior U.S. military officials have made "provocative visits"
to Guatemala to emphasize USG concern over the situation there.
o U.S. military exercises in Panama were staged to say "Do
not forget who is the real master of the Panama Canal Zone"
(Moscow Radio Peace and Progress in Spanish, Feb. 15).
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MIDDLE EAST
Soviets View U.S.-Egyptian Relations
A spate of media items dealt approvingly with Egyptian President
Mubarak, pointing to Egyptian internal reforms, an evident
inclination to seek better relations with other Arab states, and
a decline in the amount of "anti-Soviet propaganda" in Egypt.
Soviet commentators expressed a vague cautious optimism regarding
prospects for improved Soviet-Egyptian relations.
Soviet media treated U.S.-Egyptian relations cautiously but at
some length. They emphasized that President Mubarak is uncom-
fortable with a close relationship with the U.S. and is seeking
to distance himself from Washington. As one Soviet commentator
stated, "Plubarak's visits to the West European capitals are...
viewed as a desire to attribute a more balanced character to
Egypt's foreign policy and eliminate the far too strong tilt
toward Washington. Already a word like 'desadatization' is
being used." (Moscow Domestic Television, "International
Panorama," Feb. 6). The U.S. was depicted as pressuring Egypt
to stay in line on Camp David and to serve as a base for U.S.
"aggressive military designs."
U.S. and Israel Blamed for Mideast Tension
Predictably, U.S. policy was denounced as the "real reason" for
tension in the Mideast. The U.S. was taken to task for "black-
mailing" the U.N. on the Golan Heights vote. Soviet media
claimed that U.S. behavior on this issue is an indication that
the "U.S. wants to maintain tension in the Middle East" and
"essentially instigates Israel to new aggressive actions
against Arab states" (TASS, Feb. 4).
The Soviets asserted that Secretary Weinberger's trip to the
Middle East was a disappointment for Washington. They reported
that he did not want to hear what he was told by Arab leaders--
which was that Israel is the real threat in the region--and
he was unhappy to find his interlocutors did not want to talk
about strategic cooperation with the U.S. or about a "mythical
Soviet threat."
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Listed below are representative Soviet press and TASS items
on themes discussed in this report. Translations or summary
reports of almost all appeared in the FBIS Daily Report
during February and early March.
Arms Control/Strategic Issues
"Does the United States Have a Stand at the Geneva Negotiations?"
(V. Bogachev), TASS English, Feb. 2.
"The United States: A Strategy of Confrontation" (Col. M. Pono-
marev), Krasnaia zvezda, Feb. 7.
"Redhanded; Going for Broke" (E. Genri), Sovetskaia Rossiia,
Feb. 7.
"The Budget of Preparation for War," Izvestiia, Feb. 9.
"Is There or Is There Not to be Another Spiral in the Arms
Race?," TASS, Feb. 9; Pravda and Krasnaia zvezda, Feb. 10.
"Leonid Ilichev: The Soviet Delegation is Ready to Display
Goodwill" (speech at Madrid), TASS, Feb. 10.
"International Review: Who is Blocking Disarmament?" (G.
Shishkin), Sovetskaia Rossiia, Feb. 11.
"For a Fair 'Zero Option"' (V. Kuznetsov), Pravda, Feb. 20.
"Geneva: Do Not Undermine the Foundations of the Talks" (V.'
Matveev), Izvestiia, Feb. 20.
"Against Common Sense" (A. Palladin), Izvestiia, Feb. 23.
"The Most Important Question of Peace," Pravda, Feb. 24.
"In the Blind Alley of Linkages," TASS in New Times, Feb. 26.
Chemical Weapons
"The Pentagon's Chemical Weapon Arsenals," Izvestiia, Feb. 2.
"USA: Bacilli and Gases against Mankind" (2-page feature incor-
porating "Biological Attack: Secret Invasion of Cuba," "Incu-
bator of Death," and "Big-Eye Bomb"), Literaturnaia gazeta,
Feb. 3.
"The Pentagon's Chemical Arsenals" (M. Ilinskiy), Izvestiia,
Feb. 3.
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"Attention: Gases" (T. Kolesnichenko), Pravda, Feb. 14.
"American Gas-Chamber for the Europeans" (V. Biriukov), TASS
English, Feb. 15.
"Binary Chemical Ammunition -- Weapon of the Aggressor"
(V. Bogachev), TASS, Feb. 18.
"Chemistry in the Pentagon's Plans" (T. Emelianov), Izvestiia,
Feb. 23.
"In the Incubators of Fort Detrick" (A. Manakov), Literaturnaia
gazeta, Feb. 24.
"Rejoinder: Fabrications on the Production Line" (A. Zagorskiy),
Pravda, Feb. 25.
"The Guilty Accusing the Innocent," Pravda, Feb. 25.
"Chemical Threat to Europe" (Col. Gen. N. Chervov), TASS English
Feb. 26.
"Inadmissible Actions: TASS Roundup" (international press
criticism of U.S. policy on Poland), Pravda, Feb. 4.
"In Their Hour of Trials" (Col. V. Moroz; on martial law),
Krasnaia zvezda, Feb. 6.
"International Commentary: Poisoners of the Airwaves" (M.
Mikhailov; on Western radio broadcasting to Poland), Izvestiia,
Feb. 6.
"International Review: The Suppressors of Freedom," TASS
and Izvestiia, Feb. 7.
"At the Madrid Meeting" (L. Kamynin; on "trashy anti-Polish
show at Madrid"), Izvestiia, Feb. 12.
"Plot Against Poland" (Col. V. Semin), Krasnaia zvezda, Feb. 16.
"Washington and NATO--Inspirers and Patrons of Internal
Counterrevolution In Poland," Za rubezhom #8, Feb. 19-25.
"Loyal to Lofty Ideals" (TASS), Krasnaia zvezda, Feb. 24.
"Vain Attempts of Socialism's Enemies" (A. Lebedev), Krasnaia
zvezda, Feb. 27.
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Latin America
"They Are Threatening Cuba Again," Izvestiia, Feb. 4.
"Nicaragua: Guarding Freedom" (V. Korionov), Pravda, Feb. 4.
"Washington's Genocide in El Salvador" W. Kobysh), Litera-
turnaia gazeta, Feb. 10.
"USA Escalates Military Interference" (V. Kharkov), TASS
English, Feb. 14.
"The Culprit is Imperialism," Pravda, Feb. 16.
"Salvador: The People's Rage" (I. Golembiovskiy), Izvestiia,
Feb. 16.
"The Same Old Course" (N. Chigir), TASS English, Feb. 25..
"Major Adventures in Preparation" (TASS), Krasnaia zvezda,
Feb. 26.
Middle East
"Storm Clouds Gathering Over Lebanon," Izvestiia, Feb. 5.
"On Mubarak's Tour" (A. Bovin), Izvestiia, Feb. 16.
"Egypt: Why They Are Taking Down Sakhara City" (V. Mikhin),
Sovetskaia Rossiia, Feb. 16.
"Who Is Obstructing a Settlement?" (Ye. Primakov), Pravda,
Feb. 19.
East-West Relations; Global Issues
"Reaction Right Down the Line" (criticizes U.S. domestic policy,
tying it to "aggressive, imperialistic" foreign policy),
Pravda, Feb. 2.
"Questions of Theory; The Soviet Union and the Liberated
Countries" (Karen Brutents; on Soviet and U.S. relations with
developing countries), Pravda, Feb.2.
"Unseemly Intrigues Around the Madrid Meeting," Pravda, Feb. 4.
"Atlantic Discord" (A. Grigoriants), Izvestiia, Feb. 6.
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"Unseemly NATO Stand at Madrid," Izvestiia, Feb. 10.
"Poisoners" (A. Palladin), Izvestiia, Feb. 11.
"Who Stands Behind the Separatists?" (A. Ter-Grigorian; alle-
gations of CIA involvement with "Sikh separatists" in India),
Izvestiia, Feb. 19.
"International Review: Mighty Potential" (on INF, detente,
the World Federation of Trade Unions congress), Pravda,
Feb. 21.
"Tartuffes and Human Rights," Pravda, Feb. 22
"International Observer"; USA: 'Big Stick' Policy" (V.
Kudriavtsev), Izvestiia, Feb. 22.
Attacks on "U.S. Anti-Soviet Propaganda"
"Failure of a Provocative Undertaking" (roundup of inter-
national press items critical of "Let Poland Be Poland),
Izvestiia, Feb. 2.
"A Smokescreen of Lies: Reporting from the Ideological Front"
(G. Oganov), Pravda, Feb. 8.
"Anti-Sovietism: How It's Done"; "Stupidity or Baseness?:
Russian Monsters Stride U.S. Television Screens" (G. Borovik;
on NBC television movie World War III), Literaturnaia
gazeta, Feb., 10.
"White Scorpions" (A. Krivitskiy), Pravda, Feb. 15.
"The Ice of Cold War" (M. Sturua), Izvestiia, Feb. 19.
"Trud: Futile Efforts of Falsifiers" (report on article in
Trucdon "imperialist propaganda"), TASS, Feb. 21.
"Since that Memorable Day" (A. Leontiev; on U.S. "hysteria"
over Soviet threat and American lack of gratitude to Red
Army for World War II effort), Krasnaia zvezda, Feb. 23.
"Truth Against Truth"; "A Gamesman? No -- A Murderer"'(I.
Andronov), Literaturnaia gazeta, Feb. 24.
"Barrels of Tar" (Vladimir Baidashin), Sovetskaia Rossiia,
Feb. 24.
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