The Power of Propaganda
Charles Johnson
Tue Jul 11, 2006 at 6:14 pm PDT • Views: 183
Tens of thousands of demonstrators march in Damascus, Monday, July 10, 2006 in a government-sanctioned protest to support Palestinians in the Gaza Strip under attack following last month’s capture of an Israeli soldier. The demonstrators hold Palestinian and Syrian flags, photos of Syrian President Bashar Assad and some photos of weeping Palestinian children. (AP Photo/ Bassem Tellawi)
That huge poster in the background features the infamous image of the Gaza beach bombing— a Pallywood production that has been promoted to icon status in the Arab world.
It’s curious that the caption doesn’t also hammer the propaganda point home.
Frank says: