"Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Monday he is deeply troubled by the success of terrorist groups in "manipulating the media" to influence Westerners."
OPINION: He's right-on-target.
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Let's take a look at a couple of links on Michelle Malkin's blog
to see what's real and what's not in the media.
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005821.htm
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005812.htm
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Here's something interesting:
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/08/28/terror-tv/
Hot Air.com - Video Blog - RANT with Michelle Malkin:
"TERROR TV" (August 28, 2006)
http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005711.htm
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "'NEW YORKER ARRESTED FOR BROADCASTING HIZBOLLAH TV' Let's play connect the dots, shall we?" (August 26, 2006)
http://newyork.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel06/terroristsupport082406.htm
NewYork.FBI.gov - United States Attorney, Southern District of New York: New York - "U.S. ARRESTS PROVIDER OF HIZBALLAH TV IN NEW YORK AREA" (August 24, 2006)
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Going off topic a tad bit to look at how the internet is used.
Note: The following text is a quote:
http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005643.html
19 June 2006
Talking points
• There is no "internet jihad".
There are jihadis who use the internet. The internet is just another territory, another area of operations, another front in a global war.
The Internet is the home front of the global jihad.
• The most important thing that the internet does for the global jihad is it provides community.
Maybe 20% of what jihadis say online has some interest from an analytical or investigative point of view.
The 80% that doesn't interest *us* is the mindless chit chat that builds bonds. It solidifies the individual jihadi's sense of identity with the global movement and it holds the global movement together and keeps it moving forwards.
• Jihadis act locally and interact globally.
This global interaction has the effect of cutting the jihadis off from their own local Muslim community and turning them towards the objectives of the global jihad, as opposed to any local struggle. This fuels the process of radicalization.
Posted on 19 June 2006 @ 07:51
A bit off topic...
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=22311_Australian_FM_Slams_Media_for_Lebanon_Hoaxes
(July 29, 2006)
Wednesday, August 29, 2006
"Australian FM Slams Media for Lebanon Hoaxes"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has harsh, well-deserved criticism for mainstream media’s uncritical dissemination of terrorist propaganda: Downer accuses media of Lebanon hoax. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)"
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=22311_Australian_FM_Slams_Media_for_Lebanon_Hoaxes#comments