Saw the below articles while going through my morning read:
“Al Jazeera fights "myths" in North American push”
Al Jazeera is starting a public relations campaign to dispel what it calls myths and misperceptions that have prevented it from reaching more U.S. and Canadian viewers, the international television news network said on Tuesday.
“Clinton Visits Indonesia on Second Stop in Inaugural Overseas Trip”
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is continuing the Obama administration's efforts to rehabilitate America's image abroad, especially with Muslims, during a visit to Indonesia that began Wednesday.
Later, in response to a student question about the Bush administration's perceived "prejudice" against Muslims in the war on terrorism, Clinton lamented that America's failure to communicate its intentions with the world is "one of the central security challenges we face."
Couldn’t help but think the U.S. has not done a great job of strategic PR when it comes to our national security strategy, maybe we should take a page from Al Jazeera. I realize that is a very simplistic view, but maybe that is what we need...
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