Saturday, June 23, 2007

Fourth Estate Of Incompetence

It's clear that Hizbollah - like Al Quieda in general, including the forces we're fighting in Iraq - are fighting an information war, and do so consciously.

And, I'll argue, it has an impact.

The perception in the media is, variously, that they are implacable fighters while our soldiers are brutal killers and our efforts harm mostly civilians.

This perception is powerful both in its impact on us and our perception of - and so decisions about - the war, and on their own population who are being asked to decide whether their reaction to Israeli bombs is rage at Hizbollah or Israel.

Or need I mention possibly also the other side?