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Evidence of Pentagon PsyOps Operations In U.S. Surfaces in Want A ds
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 10:04:06 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Justin Rood <jrood () cq com> Date: July 31, 2004 9:56:53 AM EDT To: "'dave () farber net'" <dave () farber net>Subject: Evidence of Pentagon PsyOps Operations In U.S. Surfaces in Want A ds
For IP, if you wish - JustinEvidence of Pentagon Psychological Warfare Operations Against U.S. Citizens
Surfaces in Want Ads By Justin Rood, Congressional Quarterly StaffThe U.S. military's domestic operations command says it is not planning or
conducting a secret psychological warfare campaign to manipulate theopinions of American citizens, despite a U.S. Air Force document suggesting
such activities might be taking place."We do not do information operations against the American public," said Lt. Cmdr. Sean Kelly, a spokesman for the Pentagon's Northern Command, known as
NORTHCOM, based in Colorado Springs, Colo. Kelly confirmed that there is a "psyops," or psychological warfareoperations, unit at NORTHCOM but said its work is "designed to influence and
deter foreign enemies from attacking the United States."NORTHCOM was created after the 9/11 attacks to direct military operations, including intelligence analysis, air defense and support for civilian first
responders, inside the United States. It shares the military's counterterrorism mission with the Pentagon's Pacific Command, Central Command and Strategic Command.The possibility of a propaganda program run out of the military's domestic
headquarters surfaced with a phrase in an online employment ad.An advertisement for an "influence operations specialist" with a Top Secret
security clearance for the U.S. Air Force appeared on the Web sites of military contractors several weeks ago. The position would "coordinate [Air Force] inputs to NORAD-NORTHCOMinfluence operations," according to the ad. It defined those operations to
include "PSYOPS themes and messages for use in foreign countries, public affairs themes and messages," as well as "deception plans."The same position and job description is included in Air Force contracting
documents. <snip> For full story, see: http://page15.com/2004/07/evidence-of-pentagon-psychological.html Source: CQ Homeland Security © 2004 Congressional Quarterly Inc. All Rights Reserved ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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