Esimerkkejä Afganistaniin pudotetuista lentolehtisistä

(Lähteet on mainittu esityksen lopussa)

Päivittäisissä tilannekartoissa Pentagon esitteli eri taistelutoimenpiteitä ja myös lentolehtisten pudotukset.

A leaflet dropped by U.S. forces over Afghanistan says, "The partnership of nations is here to help."

The leaflet depicts a radio transmitting tower and sketches of radios and tells times and radio stations to tune to for what it calls "Information Radio."

Tyypillinen amerikkalaisten käyttämä teema lentolehtisessä, kohdehenkilö (mullah Omar) esitetään maalina.

Vaikutelmaa tehostetaan esittämällä lähikuva hänen autonsa rekisterikilvestä.

Lentolehtinen, joka kannustaa ja opastaa pudotettujen ruokapakettien käyttöön.

                           

A translated example of leaflets dropped in Afghanistan offering a bounty for Osama bin Laden.

                           

A translated example, seen in its entirety, of leaflets that were dropped in Afghanistan offering a bounty for Osama bin Laden and a top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri.

“Leaflets were dropped in the Kunduz and Kabul areas and Commando Solo aerial broadcast missions continued. A variety of leaflets being dropped included providing information to Afghans about humanitarian assistance, use of radios, wanted posters for Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders and messages encouraging enemy troops to surrender and give up the fight. “

(27.11.2001, DoD Briefing, kuvat seuraavassa ruudussa)

On November 19 the Army Times reported a new leaflet. This leaflet displays an American family on the left and an Afghan family on the right. Beneath the American family a map of the United States is in the form of a flag in red, white and blue. Beneath the Afghan family a map of Afghanistan is in the black, red and green colors of their national flag. A light-skinned and dark-skinned hand are clasped together at the center of the leaflet beneath the word "Friendship." The back of the leaflet has the following text, "No one should tell you how to live. The Partnership of Nations will help rescue the Afghan people from the Taliban criminals and foreign terrorists."

The leaflet dropped on Jalalabad shows al-Qaida terrorists at the left and right targeted by a sniper's crosshairs in red. Text at the center in Pashto and Dari read, "Drive out the foreign terrorists." The Taliban is made up of non-Afghans, particularly Pakistanis. It is believed that the Afghans fear and dislike them, and thus the leaflet tries to drive a wedge between the two groups.

The back of the leaflet shows a member of the Taliban religious police whipping a woman in a burqa at the left. Text at the right reads, "Is this the future you want for your women and children?"

At that time it was also reported that California dates had been dropped along with the leaflets. Dates are a fruit that the Muslims traditionally use to break the fast of Ramadan. By including dates in the air drop bundles, the United States showed respect for this signicant Muslim holiday.

Miinoista varoittavia lehtisiä

The leaflet has an image of dead Afghan soldiers with the following statement, with spellings retained: "Usama bin Laden, the murderer and coward, has abandoned al Qaeda. He has abandoned you and run away. Give yourself up and do not die needlessly, you mean nothing to him. Save your families the grief and pain of your death."

On the other side is an altered image of bin Laden, shown without his turban or beard and dressed in a white suit and tie. In large letters, it states: "Usama bin Laden the murderer and coward has abandoned you!"

                                                      

Lentolehtisillä on haettu myös tukea uudelle hallitukselle, jonka asema ei suinkaan ole vakiintunut. Afganistan saattaa olla lähellä sisällissotatilannetta, josta koko maan kurjuus itse asiassa 30 vuotta sitten alkoi.

Warning: "Surrender militants or die"

Kuva BBC:n uutisesta: afgaani-isä katsomassa lentolehtistä.

Al-Qaida was also active on the propaganda front. Although the Taliban was unable to drop leaflets from aircraft, they used other means to distribute their propaganda. On October 30 a report from Kazakhstan told of three men detained for spreading leaflets that claimed that support for the anti-terrorist coalition against Afghanistan meant betrayal of the cause of Islam. 

The fundamentalist party Hizb ut-Tahrir in Pakistan released a number of propaganda leaflets and statements. They included such phrases as "the war criminal Bush is waging an unjust war on the Muslims..." and in regard to Bin Laden's guilt, "We are used to America's lies and willful deception in such situations."

Vaikuttaako propaganda todella?Tarkkaa, täsmällistä ja lopullista vastausta emme luultavasti saa koskaan. (Kuvat Pakistanista)

Lähteitä

• Tiedotusvälineiden webbisivut• http://www.defendamerica.mil• http://psywar.psyborg.co.uk/afghanistan.shtml• http://www.centcom.mil/images/Images/Enduring%

20Freedom/Leaflets/Default.asp

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