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| 2007-03-26 |
| March 22, 2007: Islamic terrorists are encouraging their supporters, who can write in English, to get on American web sites and pretend to be friends or family members of American soldiers or marines. The "media jehadis" are instructed to tell stories in line with the anti-war tone of American and European media. Things like soldiers committing suicide because they were forced to take part in atrocities in Iraq. Or wounded soldiers suffering, or killing themselves, because of the poor care and abuse they have received from the army. The media jihadis are told to make it sound like they are simply passing on what a soldier said, not to pretend to be a soldier or marine. Media jihadis are told not to discuss anything from the Moslems side, and Moslems should only be referred to as innocent victims. Never mention the Sunni-Shia conflict or Islamic terrorism. Posters should not stick around for discussions, lest they be found out. Care should be taken to select screen names similar to other English speaking posters. Keep messages simple, so as not to betray the fact that you are not a native English speaker. This is a clever strategy, and whoever started posting it openly on Arab language web sites, demonstrated a keen understanding of how the media works in the West. Bad news is more believable, and stories like this are already spread by the mass media. On some American anti-war sites, American posters are already inventing such stories. Some will be believed. That's the way the world works. . . . |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #7 FREEREPUBLIC/LUCIANNE , etc Posters > EVIL NEVER STOPS, nor does the "GREAT GAME" of one Nation(s) desiring to take over from Another Nation(s). It occurred before 9-11, during, and will occur after the end of the WOT NO MATTER WHOM SURVIVES OR WINS THE SAME. The Price of Freedom [includ Truth, Justice, Fairness and Self-Honor] is eternal VIGILANCE, DILIGENCE, and PERSEVERANCE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-03-26 23:40 |
| #6 Er, this is news? This has been going on for years. Not just the jihadi part, but the American fuckheads making up stories to slime the troops. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2007-03-26 19:57 |
| #5 On some American anti-war sites, American posters are already inventing such stories. Americans who voluntarily post such morale-damaging falsehoods need to have their ISP service cut off. This is no different from Hanoi Jane providing aid and comfort to the enemy. Not even the anti-Vietnam protests had this element of sedition to them. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-26 18:25 |
| #4 Bravo tu3031!!!! |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-03-26 17:03 |
| #3 OH! tu3031, you must be speaking truth to power! I don't see emoticons to let me know that you are joking! nudge nudge smirk |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2007-03-26 16:09 |
| #2 Problem is it assumes 'debate' on the websites and not just posting already determined opinions. It also assumes someone can fake the details of military knowledge without being shredded as a phony within seconds. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-03-26 15:27 |
| #1 So hello wife or girlfrend of american gi you know husband or boyfrend sleeping with famous irak moostache hookers because he know you sleep with homer simpson why he away fighting illegal war he hate and want you to hate to because of nazi bush. barak obama for prezident. or hillarry. same thing. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-03-26 15:26 |