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U.S. Intensifies Effort to Blunt ISIS’ Message (Rashad Hussain new CSCC Director)
NY Times ^ | February 16, 2015 | ERIC SCHMITT

Posted on 02/17/2015 6:12:10 AM PST by maggief

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is revamping its effort to counter the Islamic State’s propaganda machine, acknowledging that the terrorist group has been far more effective in attracting new recruits, financing and global notoriety than the United States and its allies have been in thwarting it.

At the heart of the plan is expanding a tiny State Department agency, the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, to harness all the existing attempts at countermessaging by much larger federal departments, including the Pentagon, Homeland Security and intelligence agencies.

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The new director will be Rashad Hussain, a Muslim American who has close ties to the White House and is currently the special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: oic; rashadhussain

1 posted on 02/17/2015 6:12:10 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

brace yourself - more hashtags and tweets.


2 posted on 02/17/2015 6:14:54 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: maggief

Rashad Hussain:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3240370/posts


3 posted on 02/17/2015 6:16:38 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief
They will convince the 'muslim street' that the Islamic State is not Islamic.

The State Department valley girls will lead the charge.

4 posted on 02/17/2015 6:17:52 AM PST by AU72
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To: maggief

Blunting is not a serious objective.


5 posted on 02/17/2015 6:18:05 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: maggief

"Ahhhhhh. It's all about marketing!"
6 posted on 02/17/2015 6:20:52 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: maggief

This bs will continue until forces outside America decide to stop it.

See my tagline.


7 posted on 02/17/2015 6:25:53 AM PST by Grampa Dave (When will Sisi, Bibi, King Abdullah take out Isis in our White House, AG Dept, CIA, & media?)
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To: AU72

Gearing up for Hillary’s “smart” girl-power.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/kerry-defends-clinton-s-empathize-enemies-remark-says-she-didn-t

“This is what we call smart power,” (Hillary Clinton) continued, “using every possible tool and partner to advance peace and security, leaving no-one on the sidelines, showing respect, even for one’s enemies, trying to understand and – insofar as psychologically possible – empathize with their perspective and point of view, helping to define the problems, determine the solutions.

“That is what we believe in the 21st century will change, change the prospects for peace.”


8 posted on 02/17/2015 6:31:53 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief
HAHaHa! What a great idea - put a Muslim in charge of "blunting" the Muslim message!

This administration makes treason almost cute.

9 posted on 02/17/2015 6:32:05 AM PST by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: piasa

Yep. We’ll get “Militants tear down. Friends build up.” and “Beheaders aren’t buddies” graphic slogans being posted on Twitter or some other social media.


10 posted on 02/17/2015 6:42:09 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: maggief

There is no counter to Moslem “propaganda” short of depriving the Moslem world of the resources to wage jihad or inflicting on them a defeat so devastating that there are no Moslem entities capable of mounting even a small raid.


11 posted on 02/17/2015 6:53:05 AM PST by arthurus (it's true!)
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To: maggief

<<< The Obama administration is revamping its effort to counter the Islamic State’s propaganda machine >>>

Sending in David Axelrod to fight the JV.


12 posted on 02/17/2015 7:19:14 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: maggief

The REAL “JV team” is the executive branch of the current administration.


13 posted on 02/17/2015 8:40:27 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: maggief

You need a college degree to read the tea leaves on this one?

The Mexican Latin American Muslim Invasion/OCCUPYation contines .. unabated.

The WH is a de facto warroom for our own sworn enemies.

WakeUp America.


14 posted on 02/17/2015 8:54:03 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
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