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| The Taliban's most effective weapon: the press release |
| 2008-06-18 |
| The link takes you to a posting by blogger Chuck Simmins at "America's North Shore Journal," which collects and compares some stories about Afghanistan. Articles in Time magazine, and from AFP, describe miltants "swarming" over the Argandab district near Kandahar. The Canadian troops with responsibility for the Argandab district report conducting patrols which marched around the area without getting shot at, encountering only local residents doing whatever people in the Argandab district do when there's no combat being conducted in the neighborhood. Apparently, the Taliban don't need to actually capture territory any more. All they have to do is send out a press release announcing that they've captured territory, and the mainstream media will just take them at their word. It also gets their fan club members all in a tingle. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #2 The Taliban's |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-06-18 12:46 |
| #1 virtual quagmire! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-06-18 09:14 |