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The Guantanamo Suicides: A cool PR stunt
From Yahoo News:
Colleen Graffy, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy, told the BBC World Service the suicides were a "good PR move to draw attention."
"It does sound that this is part of a strategy in that they don't value their own life and they certainly don't value ours and they use suicide bombings as a tactic to further their Jihadi cause," she said.
Very smart, Colleen! Now suicides are just like suicide bombers: Kill yourself and get 15 minutes of fame--even though you're not around to enjoy it.
In fact, this is such a good idea that we could learn from it. Things going badly for Bush this week? No need to bomb Iran or find a new reason to condemn gay marriage. Just have a few people, acting together, kill themselves. Maybe they could leave a note saying why--they couldn't get a Prius, or their iPod battery died, or whatever.
Suicide as PR! An idea as American as ....well, not apple pie...maybe...mass murder in Iraq...or no "morning after" pills in Idaho.
Colleen Graffy, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for public diplomacy, told the BBC World Service the suicides were a "good PR move to draw attention."
"It does sound that this is part of a strategy in that they don't value their own life and they certainly don't value ours and they use suicide bombings as a tactic to further their Jihadi cause," she said.
Very smart, Colleen! Now suicides are just like suicide bombers: Kill yourself and get 15 minutes of fame--even though you're not around to enjoy it.
In fact, this is such a good idea that we could learn from it. Things going badly for Bush this week? No need to bomb Iran or find a new reason to condemn gay marriage. Just have a few people, acting together, kill themselves. Maybe they could leave a note saying why--they couldn't get a Prius, or their iPod battery died, or whatever.
Suicide as PR! An idea as American as ....well, not apple pie...maybe...mass murder in Iraq...or no "morning after" pills in Idaho.
