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<BODY bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <font size="4"><p>Slow Burn Suspense</font> <font size="3"><br>The Films of Claude Chabrol</font> <font size="2"><br>by Tony McKibbon <p>During World War II, at a time when America needed them most, the U.S.’ mass communications industry helped create and intensify the most jingoistic, ethnocentric, and ideologically unified public opinion in the history of this country. <br>    During this anomaly in American ideological diversity, through print and radio news, public service announcements, entertainment and consumer advertising, Americans were exposed to a steady diet of U.S. war propaganda -- exquisitely-crafted, persuasive messages designed to raise spirits, engender national pride and foster understanding of our reasons for going to war and of America’s inevitable victory. <p><a href="default-nf.htm">Go to article</a></font> </body>