[Cannoneer No. 4]

All this should be done less by our governments than by our own societies or by individuals and volunteer groups.

The underlying reason why America is doing so poorly in the field of "information warfare" against the Jihad is that its traditional organs of articulation -- the academy, media, Hollywood -- are largely hostile to the War on Terror itself.

That is the crux of the matter. Government is paralyzed. The traditional organs are hostile. If the job is to get done non-traditional organs must arise.

There is a milbloggers conference next month. Milbloggers, bloggers, and commenters are a logical nucleus for a Civilian Information Militia / Information Warfare Volunteer Corps.

7:23 PM

[Luis Gonzalez]

The Internet is great, however, is not anywhere near as effective as mass media.

We all know the truth about Katrina, but it's the mass media's misinformation that most people will believe, and the Internet will never be able to overcome the damage done.