Monday, June 18, 2012

Twitter Wars Between The U.S. And Taliban

A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. (Photo: REUTERS / Mario Anzuoni)

U.S. Twitter War Vs. Taliban Flares -- Politico

The Twitter tiff: It’s a realm usually reserved for celebrities like Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian.

On Sunday, though, Twitter yet again became a field in the battle for hearts and minds in Afghanistan. In the latest flareup in an ongoing social-media campaign, coalition forces engaged the Taliban in a war of words, delivered 140 characters at a time.

It all began when a pro-Taliban Twitter feed boasted that a recent roadside bombing had killed eight coalition troops.

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My Comment: Why is the Taliban's twitter account still active?

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