
Nayirah Al-Ṣabaḥ was a Kuwaiti girl who testified about Iraqi atrocities against babies to the US Congress in the run-up to the Persian Gulf War. Although her testimony later turned out to be false, it helped to draw the US into yet another military adventure on Israel’s behalf.
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The reignition of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shows how information is one of the most critical aspects of modern warfare. For example, several prominent pro-Israeli political influencers almost immediately began circulating accusations of lurid atrocities in the court of public opinion. The most shocking allegation was that 40 Israeli toddlers had been decapitated. (more…)