Virtual Warfare

In the aftermath of the attack on our Kabul Embassy it appears that NATO is having an exchange with the Taliban via Twitter as reported by the NYTimes Sept. 15 by J. David Goodman. So it has come to that! Virtual Warfare in 140 characters. A NATO spokesman in Kabul said the exchange was part of a stepped-up campaign to fight what it perceives as "misinformation on social networks." WOW. This isn't Nintendo, boys and girls. The Taliban are returning our tweets. The exchange read like a schoolyard spat with each party trying for the last word. POGO used to say "We have met the enemy and it is us - and he's using OUR social media! As kids we used to say "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me." May all wars - just or necessary -  be fought via laptops at twenty paces.  (Anyone wishing to "follow" the Taliban (figuratively) their handle is @abalkhi) - but you may need an interpreter.)
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