Question:
View this short video by Adam Yahiye Gadahn (Azzam the American). Based upon the course material so far (texts, discussions, assigned readings), analyze Gadhan''s rhetoric.
Discuss the following: Includes questions and answers
Do you think rhetoric such as this proves effective in boosting recruitment?
Do Gadahn or others like him exploit the use of media (print, visual, and Internet) in spreading their views?
What roles and responsibilities do the media have when presented with propaganda from terrorists or terrorist organizations?
Have spokespeople like Gadahn used rhetoric such as this as an effective tool of mobilization of support?
Do you think the Gadahn video would resonate with fostering recruitment or radicalizing Westerners to their cause?