Turning Defeat Into Victory

Harold C. Hutchison points out how the Jahadi use our freedom of speech and the media against us.
FROM STRATEGYPAGE.COM:
Turning Defeat Into Victory
September 14, 2007: One of the salient truths about the global war on terror is that it is not one that the coalition can lose on the battlefield. In many cases, the opposition is largely incapable of winning a victory in direct combat. They have to rely instead on winning through the media – in essence, turning their losses on the battlefield into wins either because that is how the media portrays an engagement, or because the media makes the victory look ugly due to casualties or other allegations.

The latest terrorist attempt to turn defeat into victory comes from a report based on transcripts of Guantanamo Bay detainee hearings. Detainees claimed various forms of abuse, including withholding medicine and interrupting prayers. In one sense, these are rehashing old complaints to generate significant heat on the United States. Of course, while the terrorists are at Guantanamo Bay, they can't do much else.

It should be noted that captured al Qaeda manuals have instructed terrorists to falsely claim abuse, including torture. This is because the media have shown a pattern of reporting lurid allegations, while the later reports that investigations have shown the allegations had no merit, are usually buried. Partially, this is due to the fact that the allegations are more newsworthy than a report that says nothing happened. It is also due to the fact that no media outlet wants to admit that they have been suckered by phony claims.
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