The image of Unanimity: The utility of the promotion and disparagement of cultural and social unanimity as a form of context manipulation in information warfare in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
School of Computer and Information Science
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Computer and Information Science
RAS ID
1780
Abstract
In this paper we examine the use of context manipulation as an offensive information warfare strategy with particular reference to the specific strategies related to assertions of cultural unity or disunity in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. The competing rhetoric of the Bush administration and Osama bin Laden’s organisation is studied. Success criteria are proposed for context manipulation through assertions of unity and disunity. Examples of successful and failed attempts to manipulate information context are studied to verify the proposed criteria.
Comments
Walls, A. (2003). The image of Unanimity: The utility of the promotion and disparagement of cultural and social unanimity as a form of context manipulation in information warfare in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001. Journal of Information Warfare, 2(2), 119-127. Available here