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Googling for terror (and the Homeland Security page sucks less)

Peter Kaminski writes to a mailing list:

Today’s PR trivia: Google for “al qaeda”, and along with the results you get one of two ads:

“Saudi Arabia offers you an opportunity to understand our fight against terrorism. www.aboutsaudiarabia.net”

“Saudi Arabia revoked Osama bin Laden’s citizenship in 1994 and invites you to learn more. www.aboutsaudiarabia.net”

And why is it that if you google “oil”, “war on terror,” or “saddam,” there are no ads, but “homeland security” has eight?


W. David Stephenson points out that the official Homeland Security homepage has been redone. Less overt PR for Ridge and Bush, but still a gigantic missed opportunity.

Frankly, I liked it better when it was an embarrassment. At least then we had something to laugh about. Oh well, there’s always the video of W trying to get a cliche right.

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One Response to “Googling for terror (and the Homeland Security page sucks less)”

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