Friday, March 17, 2006

Quotes of the Day (V)

Some thoughts regarding the importance of information operations, past and present:

"The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armory of the modern commander."
T.E. Lawrence

"I say to you: that we are in a battle, and that more than half of this battle is taking place in the battlefield of the media."
Ayman al-Zawahiri, from his letter to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

"It is obvious that the media war in this century is one of the strongest methods; in fact, its share may reach 90 percent of the total preparation for battles."
Osama Bin Laden