h/t Huffington Post

USA Today story by Jim Michaels reports that the US has seized 6 Al Qaeda "media centers" in Iraq.  From the article:

• The seizures of the centers underscore the importance al-Qaeda has placed on media, primarily the Internet, as a tool to communicate to its members and use against U.S. forces in Iraq. The group's media emphasis continues to increase, intelligence analysts say….
• The group often uses the Internet to raise money and attract recruits, the U.S. military says. Al-Qaeda's militants are ordered to film every attack they conduct on coalition or Iraqi forces, Bacon says. Music is often added to the edited package, for effect.

Our real drawback is that is takes so damn long to put out a product to counter their propoganda.  But, things are slowly changing. Last month, I met a really sharp Army Captain from the Psychological Operations Command who is responsible for helping the Phillipines government and he said that the approval authority for their products like videos, pamphlets, and leaflets is now with the US Ambassador and country team.  In the past, that stuff would've had to come back to DC and get lost in the Beltway.  Now, if that Captain could get get "Desperate Housewives" to get a clue...