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2014-10-11 Terror Networks

US officials battle to counter 'slick' ISIS media arm

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Posted by Fred 2014-10-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Islamic State

#1 One could be forgiven for thinking the sorority gals at State would have the whole new media thing down pat. Maybe if Jen starts unfriending the jihadis on Facebook...

Posted by SteveS 2014-10-11 01:13|| 2014-10-11 01:13|| Front Page Top

#2 They don't get it. Either they can't talk about it, or just flat do not get it.

OK, I love food. Sandwiches, hot wings, open faced roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes and beef gravy, adobada, sushi, you get the point. Wife has me on a good diet - chicken and rice, carrots, juice, vegetarian lasagne, mahi mahi with gnocci, etc.

Buddy calls me up, tells me he knows how much I like cheesesteak sandwiches, man vs food is having a marathon and I should check it out. So I do. Watch hours of it. Dude stops in a restaurant not too far off, say Kansas City, I go, "Family I think we should go to this restaurant." (or if I'm single, its party time road trip excuse). Get there, finish the challenge, take a selfie.

During this whole ordeal, a 30 second commercial by Mrs. Obama in pouty face telling me I should eat my kale is laughable.

First of all, I had already been eating better than kale, and after winning the triple bbq meat sandwich and homemade fry challenge and brag posting it, its not that there is no going back to rabbit food, its that I would never have gone rabbit to begin with.

That is the West's propaganda effort. It sucks. Its off message, and the message lack character.

These head chop shots are like coming of age pics, like first fish caught, or first paid for car. First the jihadi has to decide to try out for ISJV, has to get there, along the way the sick and stupid are found out, robbed, turned in. Past that marker of actually getting there, they have their loyalty oath video where they stomp on their passport and measure each other's jihad with verses and speeches. The greatest hits get aired. Training, combat, victory, then the trophy shot. Those get published, not only as propaganda but affirmation.

Then there are the hunt down the enemies of ISJV and the war shots intended to show the superiority of ISJV and its tactics, also intended to dishearten opponents.

Then there are the graffitti shots of what they are calling targets, pics of the White House, Grand Central, various infrastructure targets, people.

Now from what I understand to be considered a reporter able to take video - there is a strict you die penalty for recording or photographing without a license - person must toss bagdaddy's salad, swear to the islamic cauliflower, and submit all media to central censors for approval. Uploading is a big no no, probably get flayed alive and fed your skin, as not only do they want to control the content and volume, but also time and locationn of events, make sure VIPs are properly accounted for

Show the full 100 people being hauled to the bank of the Tigris, shot in the head, and tossed in, the audience becomes numb or worse (if you are ISJV) outraged. Only show 10, and the audience (not ISJV in this case, though it does recruit like-minded jihadi wannabes) gets the point yet leaves open the possibility of just an isolated event, leaves doubt enough to want to surrender.

They troll trending events, like the World Cup. Public executions in the virtual town square. In a word, unabashed. Its the clarity of the overall messaging which is winning the media jerk. We counter with #bringbackourgirls, wtf is that if not from their perspective, submission.

Simple fact is, the US is uninterested in winning th media because this administration does not want to ring the bell for whatever reason, especially before elections or any other media blitz they have going at the moment, such as World Cup, or race hustling, or gun grabbing. The US is losing because they are putting in Glass Joe on purpose. There are probably (making this number up) 5,000 ISJV trophy and passport stomps for each hashtag handle.

The only thing worse would be if the US most savvy media evah was actually trying, and just getting the snot pounded out of them.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-10-11 14:02|| 2014-10-11 14:02|| Front Page Top

#3 I would like to add that the Kurds and Kobane are doing a well job media wise.

Knowing that propaganda is getting those who want to believe, to believe, the photo put out the other day, "Dead 13 year old girl, brother comforted by Kurd fighters" was solid. Showing off the gals fighting is good work as well. These are "Why We Fight" and are important especially in contrast to the ISJV "Why We Fight" beheadings and massacres.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-10-11 14:07|| 2014-10-11 14:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Pfft Leftist Obama America hates itself. No one that hates himself can win a war.

Posted by Lionel Thoth9784 2014-10-11 15:26|| 2014-10-11 15:26|| Front Page Top

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