Le Monde: odd things about Osama tape

Brian O. Sheppard bsheppard at bari.iww.org
Tue Feb 18 07:45:51 PST 2003


As well, if the tape is legit, doesn't it go a way towards proving Robert K Merton's "self-fulfilling prophecy" thesis - that "situations that are defined as real become real in their consequences"? Before all the US talk about OBL and the Iraqis being linked, there was scant evidence of it. Now, if OBL is trying to make appeals to Iraqis, it could be because the US propaganda campaign convinced them of their similar plights, drawing them together.

Brian

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Brian O. Sheppard wrote:


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> When bin Laden released a statement following the US military action in
> Afghanistan, there was hesitation on the part of the Bush



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