U.S. Propaganda Efforts Against The Islamic State Is A Complete Failure

Washington Post: Panel casts doubt on U.S. propaganda efforts against ISIS

The State Department is considering scaling back its direct involvement in online campaigns to discredit the Islamic State after a review by outside experts cast new doubt on the U.S. government’s ability to serve as a credible voice against the terrorist group’s propaganda, current and former U.S. officials said.

The findings by the six-member panel, which included marketing experts from Silicon Valley and New York, have added to the uncertainty surrounding a State Department program that also faces another management shake-up with the departure of its second director in less than a year.

The developments are the latest indication of continued turmoil in the Obama administration’s effort to erode the online appeal of a terrorist group that has used a massive presence on social media to attract recruits, radicalize followers and incite attacks against the West.

WNU Editor: Instead of spending money to counter the Islamic State's message .... the goal should be to shut down the web networks that ISIS uses to spread their message.