From The Daily Times:
LAHORE: The US government is starting a broad effort in Pakistan and Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban from using radio stations and websites, senior US officials have told the Wall Street Journal.
American military and intelligence personnel are working to jam the unlicensed radio stations that Taliban fighters use to broadcast “threats and decrees”. US personnel are also trying to block the Pakistani chat rooms and websites joining the extremist underground. The websites frequently contain videos of attacks and inflammatory religious material that attempts to justify acts of violence.
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My Comment: I would like to know why it has taken NATO and the U.S. military this long to jam these messages. The Daily Times explanation of the effectiveness of radio during the Rwandan Genocide is an appropriate example to use when comparing that disaster to what is happening today.
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