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Why did Western countries provide funding to Radio Free Europe and other propaganda programs during the Cold War?

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was founded at the start of the Cold War to broadcast uncensored news and report to listeners behind the Iron Curtain. It represented an important part in the downfall of communism and the emergence of democracies in Europe after communism.

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