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UK: Inside Ricu, the shadowy propaganda unit inspired by the cold war

05 May 2016

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"The Guardian unravels the secretive workings behind a campaign to stop UK Muslims from falling prey to Islamic State.

The shadowy Whitehall unit at the heart of the British government’s covert strategic communications campaign was inspired by a clandestine cold war propaganda programme. But while the cold war offensive targeted communism, trade unionists and newspapers in developing countries, the current operations are aimed at Muslims, both in Britain and the Middle East.

The British-based element of the campaign is part of the Prevent counter-radicalisation programme and is run by the Home Office’s Research, Information and Communications Unit, or Ricu."

See the article: Inside Ricu, the shadowy propaganda unit inspired by the cold war (Guardian, link)

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