In the 1940s Germans were treated to daily radio announcements. The German Armed Forces High Command (OKW) "gave notice" on this or that. Early on they mentioned some perfidious attack by Polish troops on German radio stations. Later it was usually the huge victory achieved in some Russian town west of where such victory happened the day before.
But the real frightening bits were in the section where they read off intercepted enemy orders which proved the utter bestiality of the adversaries.
According to my elders, "OKW gives notice" turned into a running joke …
Since than the art of propaganda has evolved quite a bit. "Wag The Dog" was a nice movie, but even that is ten years old. Modern marketing campaigns start with some warming up.
Al-Sahab Expected To Release New Bin Ladin Video
Terrorism: Al-Sahab Reportedly To Release New Bin Ladin Video Message
On 4 April, a jihadist website carried the following posting:
"After a long absence by the shaykh of mujahidin, whom we have missed as well as his speeches, some news is being leaked indicating that Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, God protect and preserve him and make him a thorn in the throat of the enemies, will make an appearance. The news indicates that Al-Sahab Media Establishment, which specializes in publishing Al-Qa’ida leaders’ speeches, has recently finished producing a video featuring Bin Ladin’s speech to the entire Islamic nation. "
Furthermore, the poster of this note maintains that the speech includes several messages to the "mujahidin" in Iraq, the Palestinian People on " the capitulation choice which HAMAS gave in to," the Riyadh Arab summit, the "fears" of America and its allies of the establishment of the Islamic Caliphate state in Iraq, and the "good tidings of victory in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Notice the URL please: http://www.centcom.mil/sites/uscentcom2/Exposing%20the%20Enemy/…
So Al-Noodly Media Establishment is said to have said to announce a video message by the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
I am impressed … really impressed … and Hamas has capitulated … Al Noodly says … or is said to have said to have said …
And who is that actor again?