[New post] Controlling the message in Libya
 | Controlling the message in Libya |
Editor's Note: Micah Zenko is a fellow for conflict prevention at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he blogs. You can also follow him on Twitter.
By Micah Zenko
In Errol Morris' Academy Award-winning documentary, The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, the former secretary of defense acknowledged a practice common among politicians and government officials: "One of the lessons I learned early on…Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you. And quite frankly, I follow that rule. It's a very good rule."
Analyzing the trends of a civil war is difficult whether you are living within the country or thousands of miles away. It is especially challenging when all sides present a biased and inaccurate narrative of events. Libya is no exception and throughout the 114 day, NATO-led intervention, the level of obfuscation and doublespeak used by both sides has been remarkable. Read more of this post
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