Portions of this profile by the OSS were directly copied from a previously issued report by the British. It was compiled at the behest of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. That report was supposedly compiled by psychiatrist using information about Hitler to develop a psychiatric profile. It included references to deviant sexual behavior and all manor of insulting characteristics. It was then leaked so that Hitler would get wind of it. He was quite enraged, which was the intent of Churchill. If you can distract your enemy and get him to react on a personal level, it is an advantage. This is the report that gave rise to the belief that Hitler chewed on the carpet when things were not going his way. Many misconceptions about Hitler were perpetuated by this report. When you consider that Hitler did not consume alcohol or smoke and, that he was a vegetarian it might change your mind on what constitutes a peaceable person. We are still using the same approach to other adversaries in the 21st. Century. The question is does this type of portrayal benefit our leaders or us. Hitler was a mad dog and properly understanding him is what people need to make sure that new versions, large and small, can be stopped before they can do great harm. Based on the number of dangerous and insane leaders that have come to power since 1945 the supposedly sane leaders of the world are not doing a very good job. Using defamatory profiles in lieu of looking for the truth makes for good press copy but it does not stop the rise of Hitler’s.