Growing Recognition?

I am the first to admit that I am far from an expert in the international media. However, it can be safely stated that there is not a lot of support for the American version of the GWOT. It is possible that the recent arrests in Great Britain have changed some minds. This editorial in the London Daily Telegraph recognizes that the Muslim terrorists are not motivated by the desire to change government policy, but rather to overthrow the government (in this case, the British one). This line says it all:

"Do as we say, or the extremists will plant more bombs," is not a form of argument acceptable in a democracy. Until that point is understood by all elements of the Muslim community, we cannot hope to eliminate the terrorist fringe within it.

If only this opinion would become more prevolent, we might be able to end this war quickly, afterr all.

A New Perspective

This will unfortunately be a short post, but I wanted to throw this out to the two or three of you who actually read this. Here isan article which brings together two of my great interests, religious faith and the pursuit of the Global War on Terror. Intellectually taking on Islam...on its own terms...might just be the key to unlocking the power of that "peaceful majority" of Muslims who do not get excited about killing innocent women and babies with suicide bombs. I will revisit this issue when I have more time.

Worth a Read

Sometimes, you read something that just makes you feel good to be an American and especially to be in the US Armed Forces. This is one of those things. (h/t to Blackfive...my hero).

Murtha Sued

Not that I expect much to come of this, but Rep John Murtha is being sued by one of the Marines accused of murder in Haditha, Iraq. No matter what the outcome of the investigation, and it appears that it is not going well for the accused, Murtha's comments were out of line and should not have been tolerated.

Psy-Op by Hezbollah?

Amid recent reports that various enemies of ours are getting more competent at manipulating the mass media, here is an intriguing story about how Hezbollah is allegedly manipulating the (willing) world media. Personally, the only thing I find surprising about this allegation is that it is being reported on at all. I have long felt that we are pitifully unsophisticated in our dealings with the international press, preferring secrecy to telling our side of a story. In an age when many people's opinions are formed in seconds via soundbites and pictures flashed in between episodes of "The View", we need to get better at presenting the truth, or at least our version of it. We cannot count on even the American press to do it for us.