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Offline Treehouse SWL

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"Radio becomes new battlefield in Yemen war"
« on: September 01, 2019, 1948 UTC »

An interesting read about how, even in the internet age, radio is still used as a "weapon" ...

https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Radio-Becomes-New-Battlefield-in-Yemen-War-599809
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Re: "Radio becomes new battlefield in Yemen war"
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2019, 2012 UTC »
Taliban did the same thing in Astan, they told the young jihadsters there was gold inside the pa tubes.

"In a video released at the conclusion of the campaign, Sam FM’s general manager, Hamoud Mohammad Sharaf, celebrated the fundraiser by chanting, “Death to America! Death to Israel! Victory for Islam!”"
« Last Edit: September 02, 2019, 2020 UTC by Josh »
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