June 20, 2008
Note on Uptick in Taliban Propaganda
Recently, the Taliban have been putting out a lot more propaganda videos than usual. This is disconcerting. In the jihad movement, the Taliban have been the worst video propagandists of all.
Something has changed. For the worse.
We know who the old crew of propagandists were [Qari Youssef Mohammed & Zabidullah Mujahid, assisted by Adil Watanmal]. Frankly, none of them were very good.
But either Adil has learned some new tricks, or he's recruited new talent. I'm guessing the latter.
Keep an eye on the Taliban. Their resurgence is being felt online. Just as Pakistan has allowed the Taliban to regroup by ignoring them, perhaps ignoring the Taliban's online presence has given them another kind of safe haven where they can regroup?
By Rusty Shackleford, Ph.D. at 12:10 PM |
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