Media Jihad (2005) CBC

Since the 9/11 attacks of 2001, the United States has been engaged in an all-

out war on terror. Nevertheless, terrorist attacks that are believed to be

linked to the international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda continue to be

perpetrated around the world. And behind the violence, Al-Qaeda is attacking

its perceived enemies in another, lesser-known way: through the media.



Research conducted by NHK in various locations recently yielded a glimpse of

al-Qaeda's media war. A secretive al-Qaeda media group known as As-Sahaab

produces propaganda videos on an ongoing basis using advanced computer graphics

and video processing techniques and distributes them on video CDs and via the

Internet for viewing by Muslims all over the world. At the same time,

As-Sahaab skillfully manipulates a satellite television station in the Middle

East as a way of using the airwaves to spread messages intended to justify

terrorism in the eyes of the world. Al-Qaeda?s media output is believed to

inspire yet more terrorist acts. The United States government is devoting huge

financial resources to countering al-Qaeda?s propaganda but has yet to achieve

major success.



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