Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Propaganda is all: Defeat is Victory!

From Rumsfeld cites 'clever' foe Moonie Times (aka, Washington Times) 08/29/06:

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that he is deeply troubled by the success of terrorist groups in "manipulating the media" to influence Westerners.

"That's the thing that keeps me up at night," he said during a question-and-answer session with about 200 naval aviators and other U.S. Navy personnel at this flight training base for Navy and Marine pilots. ...

"What bothers me the most is how clever the enemy is," he continued, launching an extensive broadside at Islamist groups, which he said are trying to undermine Western support for the war on terror.

"They are actively manipulating the media in this country" by, for example, falsely blaming U.S. troops for civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said.

"They can lie with impunity," he said, while U.S. troops are held to a high standard of conduct.
Whew! I'm sure relieved to hear that our only problem in Iraq is bad PR!

Hey, you know what? I'll bet that's the real problem in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, too!

Living in a faith-based world is so pleasant.

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