Conflict in Cyberspace: The 2003 Iraq War and its Aftermath

to technological advances of communication, proliferation of communication outlets, increasing access to information and commentary streams, and ease with which any individual opinion can find a world-wide audience. This chapter examines the use of the Internet, and some of its peculiar characteristics and effects. It also poses the question of whether the new media have had an impact on decisions made concerning the war. But first, a brief review of general cybermedia behaviour during and after the 2003 Iraq war