UK to Use Mobile Phones to Fight Taleban

According to a report by Frank Gardner of the BBC the UK government is considering utilizing mobile media devices to counter Taleban propaganda in Afghanistan. The novel idea is an attempt to allow Afghans access to communications systems that is currently monopolized by the Taleban who continue to win the propaganda war depicting the Western allies as an evil empire. The plan would enable non-governmental companies to distribute mobile devices so that Afghans could create their own video diaries. It is hoped that 100 of the self-made films could then be uploaded to the internet, and be ready for a national film festival scheduled for next summer. There are currently six million mobile phones in Afghanistan and half... [read full story]