Cell Phones, Web Spread Rumors of Civil War in Iraq
Writing in today’s Post, Sudarsan Raghavan and Nancy Trejos describe how cell phone messages and websites are wratcheting up the level of tension among civilians in Iraq. Besides distributing tips for neighborhood defense (note: put snipers on the roof, and if you have anti-tank missiles, hide in trenches and hit the first and last vehicles of an attacking convoy to pin it in place), they’re also spreading messages like this one posted on a site for Iraqi Sunnis:
“The curfew will not affect the sectarian killing militias. The Americans will not rush to help you…The entire world around you is not concerned about what happens to you. The evil people want to pluck you off one by one. So rush to your weapons and defend yourselves and use this page to inform us of what’s going on in your areas and launch rescue calls.”
Or this chilling text message that also went out to Sunnis:
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