07/10/19 07:37:32 qvOZiOp/
イラク治安回復作戦に成功しつつあるDavid Petraeus将軍のアドバイザーでテロリズム
の研究家であるDr. David Kilcullen（senior counter-insurgency advisor）という人
がいるのですが、彼のテロリズムの見方は大変面白い。
He said that pursuing a successful counter-insurgency means “exploiting a
single narrative” to counter the enemy’s “narrative.”
“Since counterinsurgency is a competition to mobilize popular support, it pays
to know how people are mobilized. In most societies there are opinionmakers:
local leaders, pillars of the community, religious figures, media personalities,
and others who set trends and influence public perceptions.
This influence―including the pernicious influence of the insurgents―often takes
the form of a “single narrative.” This is a simple, unifying, easily-expressed
story or explanation that organizes people’s experience and provides a framework
for understanding events. Nationalist and ethnic historical myths, or sectarian
creeds, provide such a narrative. The Iraqi insurgents have one, as do al- Qaida
and the Taliban.
To undercut their influence you must exploit an alternative narrative: or better
yet, tap into an existing narrative that excludes the insurgents. This narrative
is often worked out for you by higher headquarters―but only you have the detailed
knowledge to tailor the narrative to local conditions and generate leverage from
it.”
彼の言っている“single narrative.”の意味を考える必要があるでしょう。テロリスト
のnarrativeというのは、わかりやすい、統一的な、説明しやすい、人々を同化させるも
の、であるわけです。（人々をカルトに洗脳させる神話的な御伽噺とでも言うべき）
この、テロリスト側の神話を崩し、人々の洗脳を解放することがカウンター・テロリズム
行動の大きなテーマになるわけです。 URLﾘﾝｸ(austinbay.net)