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Post by Nictoshek on Oct 28, 2014 8:16:16 GMT -7
In a remarkable new video released by the Islamic State militants, British hostage John Cantlie gives a tour of the Syrian city of Kobane and denounces Western coverage of the fighting in the city:
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Post by Jaga on Oct 28, 2014 13:36:55 GMT -7
Nictoe, this video is indeed remarkable. John Cantle seem to be quite natural. He does not hail or blame anybody except the press report stating that Kobani is still free of ISIS.
I hope that he would remain alive. I hope ISIS will become less radical and more normal....they have potential, like in this video.
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Post by karl on Oct 28, 2014 14:08:56 GMT -7
Nictoe
Interesting video for presentation. Please not take my response as an affront, for be it, it is not, simply a reply to the video.
What is shown, is an Arab style and manner of propaganda. They are using Mr. John Cantlie as their stooge as a western mouth piece as a designed political weapon against the Western Powers. He perhaps or perhaps not, is in the belief his life will be saved with this appearance in reading a script that was prewritten for his camera appearance.
The propaganda presented by The Arab group IS is well written and very professionally created and would be effective to those without knowledge or experience in such manners. For this is as old as man has been in the business of war. For it is a weapon of defeat to provide to your enemy his cause is lost, and to give up the fight to superior forces. In this manner, if the enemy loses faith in them selves to the effect they feel defeated, then they are defeated.
This concept was well developed by Carl von Clausewitz with his teaching of: Psychological and Political aspects of War. Theses Arabs are simply mouthing what they have read with out the training and knowledge of application.
The importance of the produced video is that it exist and is. For in this manner those IS people have unknowingly transmitted their own fear of defeat. For they know they face being surrounded by a coalition of various military forces from all sides being not just the western powers, but combine forces of Saudi/Syrian/Turkish forces. IS Knows their time is now limited to only that of assembly of these forces to then begin military operations. In short, it will be Arab against Arab with out quarter. For the Saudis have no wish for this mess to extend onto their lands.
IS will die as they have lived, by the sword.
Karl
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