Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Great Regulars: Thomas Johnson: Well, ideally you would think

that we or our Afghan allies could put together information messages that are similar to what the Taliban are doing.

Jeffrey Brown: You mean counterpoetry?

Thomas Johnson: Counternarratives, if you will. Counterpoetry. Exactly. And rather than some of the mundane information operations that I think we're pursuing right now that don't' resonate with the people.

Jeffrey Brown: Not to make light of it, but you're suggesting we need better poetry or a better story?

from Jeffrey Brown: PBS: Newshour: Poetry as a Weapon of War in Afghanistan

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