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"America vs. The Narrative"
By Lt Col P
In another entry from the HOLY SHIT! category, comes this op-ed out of the NY Times:
"What is scary is that even though he [Major Hasan] was born, raised and educated in America, The Narrative still got to him.
"The Narrative is the cocktail of half-truths, propaganda and outright lies about America that have taken hold in the Arab-Muslim world since 9/11. Propagated by jihadist Web sites, mosque preachers, Arab intellectuals, satellite news stations and books — and tacitly endorsed by some Arab regimes — this narrative posits that America has declared war on Islam, as part of a grand “American-Crusader-Zionist conspiracy” to keep Muslims down.
"Yes, after two decades in which U.S. foreign policy has been largely dedicated to rescuing Muslims or trying to help free them from tyranny — in Bosnia, Darfur, Kuwait, Somalia, Lebanon, Kurdistan, post-earthquake Pakistan, post-tsunami Indonesia, Iraq and Afghanistan — a narrative that says America is dedicated to keeping Muslims down is thriving."
Friedman goes off the rails slightly in the next-to-last paragraph, but overall he scored at least a 98 out of 100. In fact, I'd say he hit the nail right on the fucking head. IO and stratcomm people-- read and heed.
(Hotel Tango to loyal reader, good friend, fellow Marine and gunslinger, MDL.)
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wow good call
America and the West hasn't declared war on islam. Not yet. Things haven't gotten bad enough yet.
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I think that Fuck-O would be a lot happier with a turkey leg stuck in his face for Thanksgiving, that's for sure. Give him something to do besides shoot at us. Hell, carpet bomb that place with a B-52 frozen turkey strike. Now THAT would be a sight!