WikiLeaks Cable: Hollywood Helps Fight Terrorism
Yet another interesting tidbit has come out of the WikiLeaks cables. It seems officials overseas think Hollywood film and television does more to win the hearts and minds of people in the Middle East than all of our propaganda efforts. Which is pretty obvious if you think about it.
One 2009 cable reveals that officials think shows like Desperate Housewives, of all things, are preventing the radicalization of Saudi youth.
“It’s still all about the war of ideas here, and the American programming on MBC and Rotana is winning over ordinary Saudis in a way that al-Hurra and other US propaganda never could,” the cable says.
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