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The Nature of the Enemy

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OSD:  In another demonstration of terrorists’ interest in influencing American public opinion, a document recently posted on extremist websites describes a plan “to invade the U.S. media.” The document, written by the Global Islamic Media Front, the communications arm of al Qaeda, states its priorities as translating al Qaeda speeches, interviews and other messages into English and disseminating them to American newspapers, forums, television channels, prominent opinion makers and research groups.

“People of jihad have to create a media war that goes parallel to the military war,” the document states. “They should not be short on anything because we see the effect the media has on the nation and people in supporting or denouncing it.” The Global Islamic Media Front also calls for members to learn to read and write English in order to help spread extremist messages, “which are intended for the American people.”

"People of jihad have to create a media war that goes parallel to the military war. They should not be short on anything because we see the effect the media has on the nation and people in supporting or denouncing.”
– Global Islamic Media Front, August 14, 2006

-----Compare and Contrast-----

Anderson Cooper: Last night, we ran a controversial piece produced by our Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware.

...[The tape] documented 10 incidents of insurgent snipers attacking U.S. military personnel. To be clear, insurgents shot the tape themselves. ... this tape uniquely included audio from the sniper team as they selected targets, waited for their opportunities and then praised Allah as they made their escapes.

“To be clear” the word documented is a pansy-assed euphemism for ‘showed.’ The tape showed the killing of an American. 

Anderson Pooper continues:

You should know we dipped to black at the moment of actual impact of the rounds. A number of us felt airing that precise moment was simply too horrific.

“To be clear” the phrase moment of actual impact of the rounds is a chicken-shiite euphemism for moment of death of an American soldier.

Mister Pooper’s blog continues but, well… I find yellow-bellied, lilly-livered equivocation unattractive.

I respond:

Mister Cooper.  Each and every soldier serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or elsewhere is the son or daughter of each and every American citizen.  They are our children—whether or not you acknowledge or even realize it.

You, Sir, and your organization are being used as a tool of the enemy.  Your clever euphemisms and video tricks notwithstanding, you have shown to the American people the death of one of our children as they serve to defend your liberty to “present the unvarnished truth.”

The truly “horrific” part to this is that you and your cohorts don’t even seem to realize the depravity of what you have done.

I find your choices beneath contempt.

1. I agree with your stand 100%.  I would complain, though, about writing “one of our children”.

   The troops - men and women, soldiers, Marines, navy, airmen, are not children.  They’re warriors.  They’re young - some only 18 or so - but they’ve all become warriors, and when they get back to civilian life, they’ll be the leaders, they’ll be the ones to get people out of burning buildings, they’ll be the ones to lead when everybody else is trying to figure out what to do.

   Cooper, on the other hand, is a super-duper-pooper-scooper.

   Posted by ZZMike  on  10/20/06  at  11:13 AM

2. "The troops - men and women, soldiers, Marines, navy, airmen, are not children.  They’re warriors.  They’re young - some only 18 or so - but they’ve all become warriors, and when they get back to civilian life, they’ll be the leaders, they’ll be the ones to get people out of burning buildings, they’ll be the ones to lead when everybody else is trying to figure out what to do."

   I am in full agreement with each and every thing you said, Mike.  They are not children, but they are, in the sense that you will always be your mother’s son and I my mother’s daughter, they are the children of our nation and of our hearts.

   Posted by Claire  on  10/20/06  at  06:38 PM

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