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Psyops folks fly planes over Afghanistan and Iraq, dropping leaflets to try to influence the folks below. There is a long history of this: scary leaflets for your enemies, friendly leaflets to persuade the populace etc. It is hard for the enemies of the West to do this back, since for various reasons
they have a hard time flying planes over our lands to drop leaflets.
However, they could send spam. If I can get spam from Nigerians seeking money or from people enticing me to view kiddy porn, I am sure that Al-Queda could spam me as well. These could be truly terrifying spams aimed at creating terror, or more subtle spams pointing out the transgressions of our governments. The same problems that confound people trying to track spammers now would work to help Al-Queda-contracted spammers avoid detection and consequent bombs.
Such spams might also be a useful tactic for a government committed to unpopular policies - terrifying spam purported to be from AlQueda (but actually homegrown!) might increase fear of the enemy and support for the government.
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"The US Government is the Devil! We must take it down for all the Arab nations in the world to prosper! Do what you can, fight back against the global corporate empire trying to take over the world! Also, increase your penis size by up to EIGHT inches!!!" |
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I'm not so sure this would catch on with the general population of spam 'forwarders', since in my experience the messages that get forwarded apprently have the power to alter your love lives provided they get sent to more people. Mine are deleted immediately anyway. |
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See, I told you your romantic problems are of your own making, [fridge duck]. Well, that and your username, which potential mates just can't get past. ;) |
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Is spam allowed according to Sharia law? |
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They should probably call it Shpicken. |
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"Forward this message to at least 14
people or Burn In Hell You Christian
Dog." |
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Could work the other way round too;
the US spamming the Islamic world.
"Cheap Viagra! (if you overthrow your
current oppressive regime.)" |
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That being said, I think I like neither
version of them, really. But for some
reason I'm still going to click "OK" now. |
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Good idea [TrickyTracks]! Nobody ever reads the small print. |
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Why did you press the 'OK' button? I'd rather you hadn't. |
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