Posted on 09/30/2001 4:00:59 PM PDT by Jefferson Adams
I believe that the United States Armed Forces should employ psychological warfare in the current situation in the mideast. Terrorism is, after all, essentially psych-ops. And we are at war.
In war, we should fight to win. And that includes using tactics that will terrorize the enemy.
While it may sound silly or, at the least, strange at first glance, what I propose cuts to the heart of the belief system of our enemies.
While I hold nothing against Islamic people as a whole, the fact that the people who perpetrated the atrocity on 11 September 2001 are radical Islamics is something that is part of the equation, wheteher we like it or not, and as such, their beliefs can be used against them in warfare, if we truly want to win this war and at the same time make sure that no one else will ever again try such depravity on American soil.
I propose that the United States Armed Forces, by whatever means is available - leaflets, radio, word-of-mouth, etc. - notify the Islamic world in the mideast that we are going to use pig fat and other body parts in our weapons.
People of the Islamic faith hold pigs in extreme disregard. I don't think it's farfetched to imagine that the thought of being killed by an American bullet dipped in pig fat would terrorize the terrorists against whom we are waging this war. They may even believe that if they died as a result of such a wound that they would not be able to enter Paradise.
Is the United States government willing to use such psychological warfare? Probably not. And more's the pity, because it would be a POWERFUL weapon against our enemies.
Think about it.
LOL - yeah, several months later they might get around to it.
But seriously, folks - this one WOULD be a winner.
Well, I *KNOW* that we do it already, but I just thought it would be more effective if EVERYBODY KNEW about it.
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Frankly, I don't give two s#its about what they think, so long as they cower in terror, and die.
WTF is this Sudden Sensitivity about what the damned enemy "thinks" about us?
If they're our allies, they'll stay out of the line of fire, won't they.
Because, right now, not all Muslims are our enemy, that's what Bush has decided, so he wants to keep them happy.
Even if we were going to war with Muslims in general, I would not be in favor of desecrating them, I think we're above that.
Sir, if I was ever to be forced to go to war against anyone, I would prefer it to be you, or someone like you.
There's nothing like an adversary who's more concerned with observing the Marquis of Queensbury rules and Miss Manners than he is with defeating me.
You'd make the ideal adversary.
How sad that you're on our side...
We've been talking about this for a few weeks now!
However it's still worth a try. Why apply lard to the bullets? Simply use water cannon to shoot a slurry of pork at the same targets being shot at... same effect.
psych-ops in a COIN operation is designed to separate the terrorist from the people, and to split the terrorist movement up.
Your actions would be counter productive, it would be seen as attack the religious believes of the terrorist or the enemy rather than just the enemy, this would give the other side very good propaganda material.
In cases like this psych-ops should be used against the host population.
The fact that the Taliban rely on foreign support to stay in power is one such basis for a psych-op attack.
The fact that most of the population of Afghanistan have become refugees can be a basis for another attack, atrocities committed by the Taliban should be reported over and over again.
The idea is not to attack Islam, but to equate the more militant form of Islam as perverted a form of ideology as Communism and Nazism.
A well run psych-op coupled with other operations both covert and overt should have a lasting effect, without giving the enemy any propaganda value what’s so ever.
The pig fat idea has been around for a while, since the 30s, the other side know this and have already stated that those dying in battle will go to heaven no matter what we do to the body.
Tony
That old "KILL 'EM ALL AND LET GOD SORT THEM OUT"! is total bullsh-t!
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown
Aha! Good to know :) Thanks!
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