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Title: US steps up cyber propaganda war
Added: Jun 2, 2011
Author: AlJazeeraEnglish
Duration: 2:31
Description:
The US military is developing software that would allow military personnel to use fake profiles in online chat rooms.The idea is to use social media to spread positive messages about the United States. While the Pentagon says it is a bid to counter violent extremist and enemy ideologies, critics call it propaganda. Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports from New York on how the strategy is causing some legal and moral concerns.
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Tags: al jazeera english cath turner us americasnews new york pentagon propaganda cyber war
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Youtube Comments: 368
imRyRy Says:
Jun 6, 2011 - Now we're talking. Lets stop sending em' money so they can keep building their nuke count, lets get rid of the Zionist news stations, lets let them sort out their conflicts with their Arab neighbors.
roguemale57 Says:
Jun 7, 2011 - Suffice to say, it's a battle of perceptions or whose creation-of-the-mind is the truth.No-one is really right but, they can be more knowledgeable if they choose a collection of news sources instead of relying on one or two to gain an informed view.
Myaucat Says:
Jun 7, 2011 - more wasteful spending. this is going to backfire on them, no doubt.
Arabsys Says:
Jun 7, 2011 - we deal with these people everyday ... you have just to use an arabic name or an islamic name and they will attack you !
CocoaBrownSkinLady Says:
Jun 8, 2011 - Why is that silly? The report said that this propaganda war is being waged overseas in Arabic-speaking nations. Of course we have to assume that the same is going on in places like Iran and Pakistan...so aren't those the people who need to be informed about the info in this video?
VictimOfBoredom Says:
Jun 8, 2011 - The fact that you think this is something people need to be "warned of" is cute.
illincrux Says:
Jun 8, 2011 - Social engineering is our biggest threat these days. This video explains it at a degree, but more than likely, all of this puppetry will be powered by artificial intelligencer rather than an actual person.
asynkronos Says:
Jun 9, 2011 - Government criminals are really sweating. Their Cointelpro clones already infest the internet. Many swarmed online when WikiLeaks emerged, more after Brad Manning was imprisoned for exposing a few drops in the military's bloody bucket of war crimes. Our PUBLIC SERVANTS have stolen billions from us to spew pro-war, anti-WikiLeaks bullshit at us and spy on us. Now Pentagon psychopaths want more to deceive foreigners. Prosecute the war criminals and get rid of these parasites! Who needs them?
dimidrus Says:
Jun 10, 2011 - So trolling is a military technology?
CocoaBrownSkinLady Says:
Jun 14, 2011 - You think that this is harmless propaganda, is that why you regard my opinion that people should be warned as 'cute'?
VictimOfBoredom Says:
Jun 14, 2011 - Yes, precisely. And it is.
CocoaBrownSkinLady Says:
Jun 15, 2011 - lol ok. The U.S. never carries out 'harmless propaganda', it always leads up to something else.
VictimOfBoredom Says:
Jun 15, 2011 - The U.S. government is profoundly incompetent. Any propaganda it attempts is inherently harmless.
roguemale57 Says:
Jun 17, 2011 - Just one last comment or i should say, admission. RT really does has a thing for US (and NATO too) policy as you initally pointed out. So, i stand corrected on this.
Gnomefro Says:
Jun 23, 2011 - @KNGR34 "Conspiracy theories are actually comming true"How is this a conspiracy theory? What they're actually doing is going into communities that are mired in conspiracy theory and dogmatic thinking and taking steps to clear up the most absurd lies told about the west. The only reason they must use fake identities for this is because the indoctrination is too deep to begin with.Frankly, this is probably one of the best ways of reducing terrorism long term.
Gnomefro Says:
Jun 23, 2011 - "Social engineering is our biggest threat these days."So in other words, you don't think pro-western(Or hell, even just pro-secularism) social engineering could benefit the muslim world and world peace in general? What an amusing idea. Social engineering is not a problem in itself anyway, as it also includes mechanisms such as informing and empowering the population. Public education, for example, is social engineering at its best.
Mathew1985AZ Says:
Jul 3, 2011 - wow.please shut the fuck up. fucking nazi gestapo tool bag son of a bitch!.
IAMTHECAPSGODLOL Says:
Jul 5, 2011 - 4 times 4 cubes 4 truths OPEN YOUR EYES PEOPLE
GiantSandles Says:
Aug 7, 2011 - @KNGR34 Great, now let's see some evidence for his assertion that the US government is actively trying to make the population homosexual.
psillyguava Says:
Aug 18, 2011 - Vote Ron Paul 2012 to end the UNSUCCESSFUL 40 YEAR LONG WAR on the people's choice to consume substances (The end of the war on drugs).Ron Paul to audit the fed. Ron Paul to default the Constitution. Ron Paul to end the "Patriot" Act. Ron Paul to end the private bankers "Federal" Reserve and the power for them to print currency (UNCONSTITUTIONAL).Ron Paul to end warantless spying on American citizens, like you and IRon Paul to restore the people's rights!!!
aaroncoats1 Says:
Aug 22, 2011 - I thought the US Gov only used propaganda on the US citizens?
Chaoitcme Says:
Sep 26, 2011 - It is. Watch a news program or read a news paper. Everything is controlled by a few corporations who are the ones that fund many American politicians. I would say that America is controlled by corporations who buy politicians to get to do what they want.
ChatrboxCB Says:
Apr 22, 2012 - the us fucking government...sigh












VictimOfBoredom Says:
Jun 6, 2011 - @imRyRyFrankly, I wouldn't mind if both states were dissolved and handed over to the UN as a UNESCO World Heritage Site open to all visitors of all nationalities and all religions, but providing citizenship for no one.Does that make me racist? If it does, I don't give a damn. I'm tired of hearing about this stupid little conflict involving two insignificantly tiny populations over a pathetically tiny strip of land. Nuke it if that's the only way to achieve lasting peace. Hell if I care.