Purpose

To present a new concept (Cognetics) intended to show how the amplifying power of global media is being used as a weapon of war by militant Islam.



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Definition

The term cognetic comes from the root words cognitive (relating to thought process) and kinetic (relating to, caused by, or producing motion). Currently, the term lacks a single, accepted meaning. I intend to use it in a unique way in order to define the essence of today’s fast-moving, unrestrained, nonstop global media (the Internet and transnational television) and their effect on public opinion and behavior.

To be cognetic is to put thought in motion with impact. Thought takes the form of messages created by specific arrangements of images, sounds, and words. Motion signifies the global media’s unrestrained and rapid movement of messages to a target audience. Impact represents the effect on public opinion and behavior caused by perceptions generated by the message.

Global Pulse

Sunday, January 6, 2008

AL-Qa'ida's Foreign Fighters in Iraq (Identifying Cognetic Attack Points)

Snop’s Commentary:

The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point put out another paper as part of a series of excellent products relevant to employing Cognetics.

The Al-Qa’ida’s Foreign Fighters in Iraq: A First Look at the Sinjar Records draws upon newly released information from captured Al-Qa’ida documents maintained in the Defense Department’s Harmony Database. These documents detail over 600 foreign fighters in Iraq revealing their nationalities and places of origin.

When meshed with The Militant Ideology Atlas, these two papers provide the basic components needed to identify Cognetic attack points against Al-Qa’ida in Iraq and beyond. The basic components are (target audiences, authoritative messengers, and messages that resonate with the target audience).

The Sinjar Records identify target Jihadist audiences by place of origin and The Militant Ideology Atlas identifies authoritative messengers and messages that resonate with the Jihadist target audiences.
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Take a look at both papers and let me know what you think.
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