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2006-06-16 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2006-06-16 08:35|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Al Qaeda's attitude was that if they could not win in reality, they could at least win imaginary battles via the media

ah yes, keep winning those imaginary battles while we keep winning the real ones.

Posted by 2b 2006-06-16 09:09|| 2006-06-16 09:09|| Front Page Top

#2 The same BS worked in Vietnam, thanks to Uncle Walt and his asshole ilk.

Posted by Cleting Graque6012 2006-06-16 09:16|| 2006-06-16 09:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Other documents stressed the need to manipulate Moslem and Western media. This was to be done by starting rumors of American atrocities, and feeding the media plausible supporting material.

Huh.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-06-16 09:49|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-06-16 09:49|| Front Page Top

#4 There's a strangeness about the translation of the strategy docs. I can't see why they were released. Don't know what it is, but something isn't dissolving.

Posted by 6 2006-06-16 10:12|| 2006-06-16 10:12|| Front Page Top

#5 I think the whole tactic of using the US media to gin up anti-war support back in the States is the key, 6. THAT'S the ONLY way that AQ would "win" in Iraq, and they know it. Even binny boy's gotta wonder if the Vietnam comparisons are just nonsense any more.

Posted by BA 2006-06-16 10:45|| 2006-06-16 10:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Pretty much tells the world what those of us inside and here onthe right have been saying all along:

The terrorists are taking advantage of the press's anti-Bush tilt to win the war via propaganda, because they cannot win ti militarily nor philosophically.

If we had a press that was muetral, that was as skeptical about terrorist claims as it was about our own, we'd not have the issues we have now - and AlQ and other terrs would not have nearly the impact they do.

For example, note that they ate the terroists propaganda hook line and sinker on the "slaughters of innocnets", wheter real of fake, yet not one article was int he mainstream about a recent Navy Cross winner and his heroism in battle, and look at al the skepticism in the commentray and reportign of Bush's trip to Baghdad - "PR Stunt", etc.

Where's that skepticism when it comes to questionable PR stunts by AlQaueda and terrorists?

Our press, in their failure to report in a fair balanced and skeptical manner on ALL things from ALL sides has essentially become an ally of terroism, and their main weapon in the war onthe west.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 13:29|| 2006-06-16 13:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Interesting comments about our enemy the press (TIME) at This blog post.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-06-16 13:44|| 2006-06-16 13:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Very interesting, indeed, Nimble Spemble. Thanks for sharing. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-16 16:09|| 2006-06-16 16:09|| Front Page Top

#9 AQ and the media ally themselves like Stalin and Roosevelt. Not that either likes the other, but they both seek to destroy a common enemy, in this case the US as it currently exists.

Posted by Hupitle Phereger1161 2006-06-16 18:59|| 2006-06-16 18:59|| Front Page Top

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