No one seemed to have any illusions about the truthfulness of the war news, and everyone tuned in to Lord Haw Haw broadcasting from Berlin, at least once in a while.

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The Center believes that the illusions of the fleeting "Post-Cold War" era must now be replaced with a more realistic view of Western security requirements in the Post-Kuwait world.

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Among the people of the Great War period, one senses that there really were illusions to be lost and faiths to be shattered.

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