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| Al-Q finally releases festive "Ramadan Greetings" video | |
| 2008-09-18 | |
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| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #4 Or we could n00k 'em. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-09-18 17:32 |
| #3 I'm thinking of a blatant and supposedly silly PSYOP piece created by an "anonymous" Internet individual, certainly *not* the CIA, and spread virally. Using medium grade makeup, dress up some actor to look like Osama bin Laden, who just coincidentally speaks Saudi with the correct accent. Then have him call for an end to violence, which he personally has renounced, prior to his conversion. He has become a Jew after renouncing Islam. Ludicrous, except for its timetable. Because it is released *not for* the Internet, but for the ignorant masses that do not have the Internet. And this is where nonsense suddenly becomes deadly serious. The timetable is critical. First it is announced, even before it is posted, as just a bin Laden message. This gets everyone's attention. Then immediately, in a screaming attack from (subverted) traditional Jihadist media, it is denounced as "Lies! And even if it is not a lie, it should be banned! And Osama should be deposed!" That is, shrieking, irrational and hysterical. Then a very LQ version leaks out. It sort of looks like Osama, but his speaking is voice over in some other language at higher volume, along with very inaccurate subtitles in a third language. At the same time rumors of several kinds are spread in Muslim countries. That the video is true, that it is not true, that Osama has been captured and brainwashed, that he has been assassinated or replaced by a double, etc. Then release an old Osama video, which is completely voice over by someone else to "show" that Osama is still in charge. They say things as if he is saying them, but that don't match his lips. Why go through this idiocy? To start with, their communications system is in disarray right now, so getting the word out is very hard. Second, Osama will have to denounce the tape as a lie, and quickly, which may give strong clues as to his whereabouts. Third, once the rumor mill gets going, it will get a life of its own, and create a lot of bad feeling among al-Qaeda and Muslims in general. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-09-18 11:28 |
| #2 What would happen if they produced a jihad video and no one could download it? |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-09-18 06:21 |
| #1 Amateur hour at Windows media encoding. Gadahn's definitely toes-up. These are dumb errors, made by people who don't understand what they're doing. It's like renovating a restaurant and only using finishing nails to hold everything together...only someone who didn't know any better would do it. |
| Posted by: gromky 2008-09-18 05:53 |