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Mike Waller: Fighting back with Saul Alinsky's Rules
October 13, 2009

Prof. J. Michael Waller, the Vice President for Information Operations is teaching a course at the Institute of World Politics on the use of Saul Alinsky's 'Rules for Radicals' in political warfare operations. Here he joins Frank Gaffney on Secure Freedom Radio for an extended discussion of Alinsky's...

Murtha axes military information operations for FY2010
July 29, 2009
J. Michael Waller

Congressman John Murtha, the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee chairman, has cut out more than half of President Obama's fiscal year 2010 budget for military information operations (IO) and has singled out specific programs that he demands be terminated. He is also demanding...

Summit on Radical Islam: Consequences of Appeasement in a Post-9/11 World
July 29, 2009

Young America's Foundation sponsored its "Summit on Radical Islam: Consequences of Appeasement in a Post-9/11 World" at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California. The July 16-18 event brought together college students from across the country to learn about the radical Islamist...

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Counterpropoganda

In the war of ideas, the U.S. has to be ready to combat the lies and slander that its enemies hurl at it. If left unchallenged, enemy propaganda can have potent effects upon a target audience. It can undermine the legitimacy of this country in the minds of friends and foes alike, drastically limiting the effectiveness of U.S. strategy and operations.

The best way to defeat an enemy ideological offensive is through counterpropaganda. Effective counterpropaganda erodes the effectiveness of enemy messages and destroy the credibility of those who create them. It can be decisive in tactical engagements in which the trust of the native population is crucial to success, and it is absolutely vital to this country's long-term success in the War of Ideas.

Creating a strategic, truth-based counterpropaganda campaign will require far more time, energy, thought, and resources than the U.S government has so far been able to muster.  The Center for Security Policy staff work to ensure that the U.S. will no longer be unilaterally disarmed against its propagandistic foes as this country seeks to meet the challenges of the 21st century.

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J. Michael Waller
J. Michael Waller

A journalist and author, Dr. Waller brings expertise in terrorism, intelligence, the former Soviet Union and the Americas. He has covered wars and political violence in five countries, has written for Insight magazine, Reader's Digest, the Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal and has served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State. He holds a Ph.D. in international security affairs from Boston University, and is a former staff member of the United States Senate. He holds the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair in International Communication at the Institute of World Politics, a graduate school of national security.