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COGNITIVE WARFARE
by

Stuart A. Green
Lieutenant, USN
NDIC Class 2008

Unclassified thesis submitted to the faculty
of the Joint Military Intelligence College
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science of Strategic Intelligence

July 2008

The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and
do not reflect the official policy or position of the
Department of Defense or the U.S. Government

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DEDICATION
To Roopy Roo, Pooky Pants, Edna Mo and most of all, my lovely wife, who\u2014
after two years\u2014may now check her email.
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CONTENTS
List of Figures
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Chapter
1.
THE PROBLEM OF COGNITIVE WARFARE...\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026

Research Question, 1
Hypothesis, 1
The Issue, 1
Bias, 6
A Brief Apologia, 7
Related Literature, 9
Methodology, 13

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2.
FLAWED ASSUMPTIONS AND A POOR UNDERSTANDING OF\u2026
THE THREAT

Jihadists Inappropriately Dismissed, 16
Prohibited Analysis, 24
Conclusion, 42

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3.
MEMETICS\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.......

The Early Replicators, 45
Cognitive Dissonance, 56
Memeplexes, 63
Endemic v. Epidemic, 71
Conclusion, 78

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4.
THE ESSENCE OF COGNITIVE WARFARE\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.

Relative Importance, 80
The Engine, the Discourse, and the Offensive, 84
Conclusion, 108

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