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Saturday, January 13, 2007

Iraq Qaeda-linked group calls Bush's plan a defeat

Sat Jan 13, 2007 -- 01:45am ET

Information Warfare; Iraq Qaeda-linked group calls Bush's plan a defeat

DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iraqi militant group linked to al Qaeda dismissed President George W. Bush's new strategy in Iraq as proof of a U.S. defeat, an Internet statement said...

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-01-13T064510Z_01_L13532659_RTRUKOC_0_ US-IRAQ-QAEDA-SECURITY.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-3


An example of Perception, The Media and the War in Iraq

Times and the popular press have changed. While we are still conducting research, we can't seem to find any instances where the WWII press published comments by Japanese or German generals saying that then President Roosevelt's plans were "proof of defeat." This article is a typical example of what we were discussing in our earlier post on ""Perceptions and the War in Iraq" (see elsewhere on this blog). During WWII, editorial comments of Americas enemies like this would never have been published.

This purported statement from the "Islamic state in Iraq group" (Mujahideen Shura Council), and posted to a suspected Islamic militant website, is obvious "propaganda" and its only intent is to discourage America and her allies, while bolstering Sunni insurgent terror groups.


Jihad.com Video reference For additional information about the Jihadist use of the internet please see: Jihad.com, On the Discovery/Times Channel

Posted by C. L. Staten at 2:58.43
Edited on: Saturday, January 13, 2007 3:19.47
Categories: Counter-Terrorism, Intelligence