U.S. Turns to ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Writer for Anti-ISIS Propaganda

The Obama administration is turning to HBO, Snapchat, and a controversial, Oscar-winning screenwriter to help them fight ISIS.

Earlier this year, the State Department convened a group of friends in the U.S. film industry, social media, and premium cable TV to brainstorm ways to counter jihadist propaganda.

“Boal’s participation, especially, seems like a perfect fit. Zero Dark Thirty, the famous 2012 Oscar-bait that dramatized the U.S. hunt for Osama bin Laden, was made with the help of the CIA and its press office—some would say too much help. The film is packed with falsehoods that push the CIA’s thoroughly debunked narrative that torture is what got Bin Laden. Additionally, Boal and ZDT director Kathryn Bigelow fêted CIA officers with gifts like tequila and pearls as they were offered unprecedented access to information on the OBL mission. (The female officer who partly inspired the movie’s main character said she had “developed a friendship” with the pair.)”

Good point C19. Twitter (and similar) posts, no matter how pithy or piercing or patriotic, really have zero effect on evil. Mock evil, poke fun at its idiosyncrasies, expose it's hypocrisy and make jest of its silliness ....it is still evil and will continue doing what evil does.

However, drop a 2,000 pounder on a meeting of its top leadership and the effect will be drastically different.

Wrestle back control over its territory and the effect will be fully felt.

Turn their fighting men into gristle, pieces of flayed flesh, and stink of charred meat, and the effect will be all encompassing.

However, a tweet ...they'll not even notice, and even if they did they wouldn't even get it.

(Although it should be said that posting a tweet is significantly easier than being a man and going forth to smite Islamic State. Unfortunately, and tweet against Islamic State will have the same result as the 'Bring back our girls' campaign against Boko Haram ...now known as Islamic State in West Africa ...which is why I no longer call Islamic State 'ISIS' as they are no longer limited to Syria and Iraq, but rather are becoming a truly global Sunni Jihadi franchise).

A media campaign launched by itself is stupid, like when Moochelle took those selfies and hashtags for the kidnapped girls in Africa.

But a media/information operations camapign launched in concert with a national effort (military, diplomatic, or economic) can be a cost effective multiplier. IMHO.

MORE LAME BENDOVER BARRY THE CHICAGO BATH HOUSE TOWEL BOY ..
who do you think paid for isis propaganda and taught them how to utilize social media in the first place... remember the dung beetle recruited, trained, armed and deployed “freedom fighters” who in fact were isis.. how do you think the ussa recruited them... as usual we show the dog a trick and he bites us..
WE DID THIS WITH ALQUEDA AND NOW ISIS...
bravo
will the f.....g idiot in the intel community running this s..t show die or retire... please ..... Brennan

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