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e-Warfare: Spam
Posted by Paul Szynol on Saturday, January 11 @ 19:18:27 EST News
As "part of a psychological war mounted by elite U.S. Special Operations who also have been broadcasting messages from planes over the past month", the U.S. government has used email to dispatch warning messages to key Iraqis. In other words, war spam.

The messages instruct the recipients -- officials, academics and scientists -- not to use chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, and, moreover, to disclose their locations, and, if possible, disarm them.

The Iraqi gov't blocks foreign email servers, thus eliminating the possibility of bilateral communication. The gov't has also taken steps to limit the messages' proliferation within the country.

Here is a sample of the messages' content.

-- "If you provide information on weapons of mass destruction or you take steps to hamper their use we will do what is necessary to protect you and protect your families. Failing to do that will lead to grave personal consequences.

-- "If you took part in the use of these ugly weapons you'll be regarded as war criminals. If you can make these weapons ineffective then do it. If you can identify the position of weapons of mass destruction by light signals, then do it. If all this is not possible, then at least refuse to take part in any activity or follow orders to use weapons of mass destruction.

-- "Iraqi chemical, biological and nuclear weapons violate Iraq's commitment to agreements and United Nations resolutions. Iraq has been isolated because of this behavior. The United States and its allies want the Iraqi people to be liberated from Saddam's injustice and for Iraq to become a respected member of the international community. Iraq's future depends on you."

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