The key thing about "disinformation," besides other things, is its brutal character. It is used to "justify" literally everything which, under normal circumstances, cannot be justified. Take for example the most recent cruise missile attack on Iraq. Can such an attack against Iraq be justified? No, not under the circumstances in which the facts of life like sovereignty are recognized. U.S. imperialism has its "particular" interpretation and definition of things as do others who participate in disinformation. Their interpretation is based on the pragmatic notion that "truth is what works." If "might makes right" works, so be it! What U.S. imperialism produces are human beings and ideology that do not have any regard whatsoever for the wellbeing of humanity. They constitute the anti-human factor/anti-consciousness, a material/ideological force against all those who are fighting to open society's door to progress. This is what other imperialist powers also produce. However, there also appears its antithesis, the human factor/social consciousness. The aim of disinformation becomes to justify the elimination of the human factor/social consciousness. This is precisely the aim of disinformation. Some people suggest that disinformation is revision of well-known facts of history. Not quite. This is the case, but disinformation is more than that. It is the most sinister weapon in the hands of the reactionary ruling classes to justify every kind of brutality and inhumanity. Usually, disinformation campaigns are run by "public relations firms" whose aim is to defeat the protagonist-which can be an individual, collective or even a country. Such firms are hired by the governments and bourgeois political parties striving desperately to come to power. Think tanks and universities, and other education institutions are also used to achieve the same result. Disinformation must also be characterized as the worst form of character assassination, and as a prelude and justification for actual assassination and other forms of aggression. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]