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African PsyOps: U.S. military behind Africa news websites
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/11/ap-us-military-behind-africa-news-websites-111312/
This image downloaded from the Internet on Nov. 13 shows the main page of the sabahionline.com website, featuring an image made from video showing al-Qaida leader Ayman Al-Zawahri. At first glance it appears to be a sleek Horn of Africa news site, but in fact the website is run by the U.S. military as part of a propaganda operation aimed at countering extremists in Africa.
U.S. military behind Africa news websites
By Jason Straziuso - The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 13, 2012 12:45:17 EST
NAIROBI, Kenya — The website’s headlines trumpet al-Shabab’s imminent demise and describe an American jihadist fretting over insurgent infighting. At first glance it appears to be a sleek, Horn of Africa news site. But the site — sabahionline.com — is run by the U.S. military.
