How aware was Bin Laden of his image?

What is the concept of propaganda in this War on Terrorism? At the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, how did America & Al Qaeda likely envision the conflict unfolding? Why did you join the military? How did Al Jazeera become the main sources for broadcasting Bin Laden's messages? What was the biggest propaganda coup during this time? How aware was Bin Laden of his image? How did Al-Qaeda use Operation Iraqi Liberation as propaganda? How do you define terrorism? What did you think was the greatest propaganda success of the first Gulf War? In the days after 911, President Bush made a number of terrible gaffes where they used inappropriate language...
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Rabita Hadj-Moussa, is an associate professor at York University. She specializes in political sociology and studies secularism and Islam in the west and in Muslim-majority societies.

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