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Afghanistan, U.S. Use Propaganda to Sway Opinions
Sunday, October 28 2001
The Associated Press

Taliban claims attempt to sway Muslim nations.

WASHINGTON -- AP
A pile of wheels and twisted metal become a Taliban claim that their forces shot down two U.S. helicopters.

Taliban reports of heavy civilian casualties are dismissed as lies by the United States.

Misdirection and propaganda have quickly made truth a casualty in the U.S. war on terrorism.

Americans and other Westerners aren’t the targets of Taliban propaganda, U.S. officials say - most in the West have made up their mind that the strikes are justified.

The Taliban claims could, however, fracture the delicate coalition the United States has formed with Muslim nations.

The Western media treat with skepticism Taliban claims of mass civilian casualties, but they make front pages in Pakistan, where some religious leaders blame Israel for the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
(More: Columbia, Missouri, Tribune Online News Source)
2001 © The Associated Press.

I suppose the article has a point, but I thought all this was obvious. It’s called education, war tactics, and battlefield operations. Of course we’ll lie to the enemy. Of course we’ll educate the populace. Of course we’ll propagate ideals through the widest media available.

Dan