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... The State Department has recently ended its long-running series of Background Notes, which were analytical, objective histories of other countries. In their place, new “Fact Sheets” now tout Obama’s policies and actions toward each nation. No more historical context, no recounting of complex and long-standing issues in the country. Just cut to the chase—that is, the time when the current Administration came to power. ...
... This follows an Administration trend that goes back to 2009. In March of that year, the Administration was caught editing President George W. Bush’s biography to soften his listed accomplishments, and it quickly reversed course. Just a few months ago, it was discovered that White House staff had edited the biographies of many past presidents on whitehouse.gov to include a bullet point or two inserting President Obama into each historical narrative. These remain on the site, including a fabrication they inserted about President Ronald Reagan’s tax policy to make it seem similar to Obama’s. ...
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Morning Bell: Obama Edits Official State Department Documents to Tout Himself
I remember when LBJ's historical info went missing at the Library of Congress (website) in 2009 .. I had a suspicion, but blew it off as just being paranoid .. a lot of stuff over on the Wikipedia has changed over the past few years as well .. Slight edits and reference links that had always been their before went missing. I first thought that some of the reference links might not have been live so they were removed. But months later, I discovered the reference links to be alive and well .. only just that they were no longer published on the Wikipedia.
I'm as well finding that some of the study/reference materials that I use these days can't be found online like they once were, forcing me to actually having to visit the local library in order to study using actual, unedited hardcopies. (books)
I wonder when the books we use for historical reference are going to be removed.
It seems as if historical documentation that goes against various certain thought or policy is being removed .. allbeit ever so incrementally and quietly.
references:
Obama Transforms State Department “Background Notes” Into Campaign Material:
Original Fact Sheet::
Brazil (01/09)
The new Obama-centric Fact Sheet::
Brazil
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