misinformation: Sun Tzu vs Al Qaeda

[Gary Warner <gar () askgar com>]

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> On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 00:04:11 CDT, Lamp said:
>  
>
> > It's easier to spread misinformation(or useless shit) than it is to 
> > maintain total communications security.
> >    
> To which Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu replied:
>  
>
> The good infowarrior, no matter their hat color, has read their Sun Tzu and
> is aware of the value of good misinformation.
>  

That's exactly what I was thinking as I watched Fox News's report on the 
"Intercepted letter".  I said out loud, "Betcha $20 its not real."  My 
mother-in-law (who will believe in little green men from Mars if Rush 
Limbaugh tells her too) says "No, its real!  Its been authenticated by 
the Pentagon!"

I said "actually, I wasn't wondering if al-Qaeda had faked it.  I was 
wondering if WE had!"

Its just too good to be true: 

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Dear fellow al-Qaeda dude,

I've begun to wonder if our policy of slaughtering Iraqi women and 
children is having the desired effect?  . . . .

Those GI Joes have me shaking in my boots!  Maybe we should just call 
the whole thing off, right? . . .

Peace out,

Al Qa Bad Guy #2




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