71. Author: Maj David Kumashiro Title: Microsoft, Al Jazeera, and the Predator: The Challenge of Effects-Based Operations in the Global War on Terrorism Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, US, Year: 2012 Language: English
Description: This book seeks to illustrate the conditions and challenges surrounding the translation of current effects-based theory into operational practice in the global war on terrorism (GWOT) by using three conceptual constructs. First, Microsoft Corporation, its connectivity to the Internet, and the persistent attacks by computer hackers on Microsoft products help frame the adversary and the complex environment and conditions surrounding the GWOT. Second, the Al- Jazeera satellite news network serves as an anecdotal backdrop for the challenges military planners face in managing EBO assessment and controlling the “effects” in EBO. Third, the versatility of both the MQ- 1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle and Special Operations Forces illustrates the importance of developing and maintaining collective knowledge, technological relevance, and doctrinal adaptability in an ever-changing GWOT environment. 72. Author: Marwa Ragaa Al Mutafy Title: Al Jazeera and The Second Intifada: War, Media and Public Opinion Publisher: Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany Year: 2012 Language: English Description: Al Jazeera emerged in 1996 and provided a new and fresh perspective on news coverage. The way in which the channel reported events was different from what Arab audiences were used to. In September 2000, the second Palestinian uprising (Intifadat Al Aqsa), was stirring the Arab world and the Arab public across the region. The unprecedented way Al Jazeera covered these events and the pictures it was broadcasting caused revolutionized the Arab World. Arab governments in particular, accused the channel of fueling anger and spreading it throughout the region. Drawing on the framing theory, and using content analysis, this volume focuses on the impact of Al Jazeera channel’s media coverage on the Arab public opinion towards the political situation during the second Palestinian Intifada.
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