NGOs utilize propaganda to justify inaction and self-preservation.

Evidence

The relationship between the manipulated and the manipulator is a two-way exchange. … Vann had thought that he was manipulating Cao, but Cao had gotten his way. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 353

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 353