Ideas As Weapons: Influence and Perception in Modern Warfare-Dav

Ideas As WeaponsInfluence and Perception in Modern Warfare\nAuthor(s): G. J. David, T. R. McKeldin, H. R. McMaster\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Potomac Books Inc, United States\nImprint: Potomac Books Inc\nISBN-13: 9781597972611, 978-1597972611\nSynopsis\nThe United States has struggled to define its approach to what has been called the \""information battlefield\"" since the information era began. Yet with the outbreak of the war on terror, the United States has been violently challenged to take a position and react to the militants' use of emerging information technology. Ideological demigods operating against the United States now have unprecedented channels by which to disseminate their message to those targets who are uncertain, sympathetic, or actively supportive of their philosophy. From the caves of southeastern Afghanistan to the streets of Baghdad, \""the message\"" has dominated the thinking of those who perpetrate horrific acts of violence, whether in the name of ideology, .