“Psychological Warfare – Disseminate Threats, etc. in terrorists use of the Internet

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Psychological Warfare is a war of the mind . It is considered to be a plan operation to convey selected information and indications to audiences and influence their emotions ,motives , behaviors , objective reasoning towards a particular aspect . It is a weapon used in all aspects of war and whose effectiveness is limited to the commanders ingenuity that has been using it

Psychological warfare or also known as Psychological Operations (PSYOP is considered ed as one of the oldest weapon in a man 's arsenal ,an important force ,protector and

a non-lethal weapon system . It is simply learning everything about your enemies belief ,likes and dislikes strengths and weaknesses , vulnerabilities and your main motive is to determine their weak point that will make you win

Here a comprehensive study about Psychological Warfare will be tackled and how terrorists maximizes the use of Internet in doing Psychological operations that will make or break their motives towards a particular enemy . The factors that influences an individual to develop Psychological Warfare and their morale as well as other related dilemmas will also be discussed

Psychological Warfare is broadly defined as a planned use of communication to influence people 's attitudes and behaviors and which main target is the emotion that will support the attainment of national objectives . The form of communication can be as simple as spreading information covertly by word of mouth or through any means of multimedia (Rouse , 2007

The HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /U .S ._Department_of_Defense " U .S Department of Defense defines psychological warfare (PSYWAR ) as "The planned use of HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Propaganda propaganda and other HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Psychological " psychological actions having the primary purpose of influencing the opinions , emotions attitudes , and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of national objectives

Psychological Warfare is also known as HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Infowar " infowars . This type of warfare is often used in modern situations , such as the dropping of leaflets and propaganda campaigns . Psychological warfare could be considered a type of HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Unconventional_warfare unconventional warfare . This is because it attempts to

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influence the mind of the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Enemy_ (military " enemy rather than destroy its military . The press is one of the most commonly used weapons for spreading propaganda (wikipedia

Here , the primary weapons are sights and sound since it can be disseminated by face to face communication , through radio ,television ,news ,books , magazines or posters . The real deal is not how the message is sent but it is more about the message and how that message impacts the beliefs of an individual . Most of events and terrorist attacks involves Psychological warfare that utilizes tactics (psychological Operations or PSYOP ) that will inculcate fear towards the enemy and catches people 's attention to unite with their motives . As communications and technology advances , greater chances for mass propaganda is developed...