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Posted on 10/17/2001 5:15:59 PM PDT by Ironword
US PsyOps broadcasts observed BBC Monitoring 17 October 2001 BBC Monitoring has continued to observe US PsyOps Information Radio broadcasts aimed at Afghanistan. It was heard on Wednesday 17 October broadcasting in Pashto and Dari on 8700 kHz in upper sideband (USB) at 0030-0530 gmt. The reported mediumwave frequencies 864 and 1107 kHz were not observed. The USA Today web site, http://www.usatoday.com carries excerpted transcripts of the US PsyOps broadcasts: The Pentagon's propaganda offensive to win over the Afghan people and demoralize Usamah Bin-Ladin's forces is led by Air Force EC-130E "Commando Solo" aircraft that are broadcasting 13 different scripts. They are recorded in Pashto and Dari, the two most common languages spoken in Afghanistan. Excerpts from some of these messages: "On 11 September, the United States was the target of terrorist attacks, leaving no choice but to seek justice for these horrible crimes. We are here to take measures against the terrorists that have rooted themselves in your country. It is not you, the honourable people of Afghanistan, who are targeted, but those who would oppress you, seek to bend you to their own will, and make you their slaves. These terrorists and oppressors are currently in your country, undermining your economy, your rights as citizens, and your place within the international community. It does not have to stay that way. But the battle against these fanatics that feed off the blood of the Afghan people cannot be won without your help. It will take the combined efforts of the international community and you to remove these evil people from Afghanistan. Take the following action: Do not give food, shelter, or any type of aid to the Taleban or Usamah Bin-Laden. This will be a great help in the effort. We have no wish to hurt you, the innocent people of Afghanistan. Stay away from military installations, government buildings, terrorist camps, roads, factories, or bridges. If you are near these places, then you must move away from them. Seek a safe place, and stay well away from anything that might be a target. We do not wish to harm you. With your help, this conflict can be over soon. And once again, Afghanistan will belong to you, and not to tyrants or outsiders. ... "Just as the blood stains the apron of the butcher, unjustly shed blood remains on the hands of the murderer" (Afghan poem). On 11 September 2001, thousands of people were killed en masse in the United States. Among them \… was a 2-year-old girl. Barely able to stand or dress herself. Did she deserve to die? Why was she killed you ask? Was she a thief? What crime had she committed? She was merely on a trip with her family to visit her grandparents. Policemen\… fire-fighters \… teachers \… doctors \… mothers \… fathers \… sisters \… brothers all killed. ... WHY? These people did nothing to warrant the kind of wrath inflicted upon them. Thousands of good people died on that day at the hands of terrorists. Deluded fighters that prey upon the unsuspecting and the innocent. They are cowards that hide in shadows and strike at the weak. They strike out at expectant mothers, the elderly, and at little children. They fire their weapons blindly inflicting death and destruction upon the innocent. They hide like cowards and strike from afar, then return to the safety of their shadows before they can be caught. They believe they are heroes, Ghazi [Dari word meaning champion against infidels] warriors triumphing over the evil of the West. However, the truth is ... they are murderers and do not represent Islam. .. It is now that we ask for your help and support in seeing those guilty for these crimes brought to justice. ... Terrorists and those who harbour terrorists must be stopped.". "Do you enjoy being ruled by the Taleban? Are you proud to live a life of fear? Are you happy to see the place your family has owned for generations a terrorist training site? Are you proud to live under a government that harbours terrorists? Are you proud to live in a nation ruled by extreme fundamentalists? The Taleban have robbed your country of your heritage. They have destroyed your national monuments and cultural artefacts. They rule by force, violence and fear. They insist that their form of Islam is the one and only form, the true form, the divine form. They see themselves as religious experts. They seek to rob you and your nation of its past. That which has brought you together as a nation over the past thousands of years is being slowly torn apart. They destroy your national treasures. They also harbour terrorists. United States forces have come to stop Usamah Bin-Laden and to shut down the terrorist camps once and for all." ... "Attention Taleban! You are condemned. Did you know that? The instant the terrorists you support took over our planes, you sentenced yourselves to death. The Armed Forces of the United States are here to seek justice for our dead. Highly trained soldiers are coming to shut down once and for all Usamah Bin-Laden's ring of terrorism, and the Taleban that supports them and their actions. Our forces are armed with state-of-the-art military equipment. What are you using, obsolete and ineffective weaponry? Our helicopters will rain fire down upon your camps before you detect them on your radar. Our bombs are so accurate we can drop them right through your windows. Our infantry is trained for any climate and terrain on Earth. United States soldiers fire with superior marksmanship and are armed with superior weapons. You have only one choice. ... Surrender now and we will give you a second chance. We will let you live. If you surrender no harm will come to you. When you decide to surrender, approach United States forces with your hands in the air. Sling your weapon across your back muzzle towards the ground. Remove your magazine and expel any rounds. Doing this is your only chance of survival." "Attention, people of Afghanistan! Aid is being dropped by plane at a very high altitude using large parachutes. These parachutes slow their descent. Despite the parachutes, the bundles will still fall very fast. These bundles will drift and shift directions due to wind. These bundles may appear small, but they are in fact very large and heavy. Do not stand directly below them. Let the bundles land and settle before you approach them. If you follow these instructions you will not be injured. The bundles are filled with food, water, and medical supplies. The bundles will not contain any military related supplies or equipment. These have been given to you by the United States in an effort to show our support for the fair people of Afghanistan." BBC Monitoring Research
Godspeed, U.S.A.
Here's the proper replacement: They aim their weapons at the innocent, inflicting death and destruction to them by choice.
Excellent! I love these paragraphs:
Attention Taleban! You are condemned. Did you know that? The instant the terrorists you support took over our planes, you sentenced yourselves to death.
You have only one choice. ... Surrender now and we will give you a second chance.
Unless it is for the purposes of wider propagation for a larger international audience.
This is a point of confusion: On the one hand, a retired Commando Solo officer interviewed by the BBC stated that we are dropping pretuned radios (although, these should have three pretuned freqs, as there are three freqs being broadcast); on the other hand, the Pentagon has stated that no radios are being dropped.
Wonder how one would air-drop radios, anyway?
I didn't hear the pentagon deny any reports of dropping radios- rather, I've seen one report on TV where the press flashed pictures of the type of radios in question- very light, cheap things, not Boze radios, LOL. Perhaps it was in an early plan and someone nixed the idea. If the pentagon is denying it, I wonder where the picture came from and why they reported it? I would also wonder why anyone bothered to ask the question of the pentagon since it hardly seems like the kind of question a reporter would ask... it is not controversial enough to waste a question opportunity on it.
Whether the radio thing is true or not- the Afghans themselves appear to have no shortage of boomboxes in their marketplaces. It's odd, since they banned TVs and music, etc, but they still allow the sale of the boomboxes in the towns for 'listening to taped religious readings.' It is quite probable that most villages have at least a few boombox owners whose devices recieve radio as well as play tapes, so perhaps no radio drops are required.
US defence secretary says no radios airdropped The following is an excerpt from a US Department of Defence news briefing given by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in Washington on 15 October. The full text of the briefing is posted on the http://www.defenselink.mil web site: [Rumsfeld] ...Through leaflet drops, which began this weekend [13-14 October], and radio broadcasts into Afghanistan, we're working to make clear to the Afghan people that we support them, and we want to help free their nation from the grip of the Taleban and their foreign terrorist allies. The war is being fought on many fronts, as you know - military, humanitarian, information, diplomatic, financial, as well as economic. All of these are critical elements in a long, sustained campaign that will continue until we have finished the job of rooting out terrorist networks and putting them out of the business, not just the Taleban and the Al-Qa'idah, but other networks in other nations as well.... [Question] ...You are doing radio broadcasts daily now in several different chunks of time. Will you release to us what the message is that you are sending to the Afghan people so we have some idea of how the US is communicating with them? [Rumsfeld] I would guess we could do that. I have not read it myself, but it's - I can't imagine why we wouldn't. It's out there in the air floating around. [Question] But it hasn't - is it stuck somewhere in the - [Rumsfeld, interrupting] Probably in my office along with 85 other things. [Question] Have you also dropped - sir, have you also dropped radios, Mr Secretary, so they can pick up the - [Rumsfeld] I don't think we have yet. There was talk about that, but I don't think it's happened.
Clunk . . . aaaarrrrrggghhhhh, you stupid Americans, you kill my camel!!!
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