With the war in Syria raging in its
fifth year, and the Islamic State wreaking havoc throughout the Middle
East and North Africa, it’s clear that the entire region has been made
into one large theater of conflict. But the battlefield must not be
understood solely as a physical place located on a map; it is equally a
social and cultural space where the forces of the US-UK-NATO Empire
employ a variety of tactics to influence the course of events and create
an outcome amenable to their agenda. And none to greater effect than
propaganda.
Indeed, if the ongoing war in Syria, and
the conflicts of the post-Arab Spring period generally, have taught us
anything, it is the power of propaganda and public relations to shape
narratives which in turn impact political events. Given the awesome
power of information in the postmodern political landscape, it should
come as no surprise that both the US and UK have become world leaders in
government-sponsored propaganda masquerading as legitimate, grassroots
political and social expression.
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