Sunday, November 20, 2011

The Twitter War Between NATO And The Afghan Taliban Escalates



Twitter Is New Battleground For NATO And Taliban In Afghanistan -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanitan (CNN) -- After a decade of lethal combat, NATO and the Taliban are now fighting over something else: the last word.

On Twitter, for months now, @ISAFmedia -- the press office for the coalition's International Security Assistance Force -- and @ABalkhi -- someone who tweets Taliban messages -- have been slugging it out. On Thursday the exchanges got personal, over claims NATO has Afghan mercenaries in its pay.

The Taliban affiliate, @ABalkhi, tweeted @ISAFmedia of the accusations: "@ISAFmedia - your officials admitted to it dumb dumb."

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Update: Taliban and forces in Twitter war of words -- The Independent

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My Comment: Social media is the new battlefield in the information wars. Expect more as guerrilla movements/insurgents/rebel movements/terror organizations/etc. learn on how to use it effectively.

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