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		Danny72 on Oct 26, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Super-oarsmen vs. Lying Historians When it comes to the accuracy of historical numbers, I always think of the size of the Persian army at Thermopylae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae#Persian_a... Historical accounts were still a form of propaganda back then.

bh23ha on Oct 26, 2009 [–]

And still are today. Seriously, try watching the same event covered by CNN vs a foreign news source, I won't even mention other cable news channels.

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