Eugene wrote: > "possibly even false ones"? "and even Western Europe". As > official policy? I wonder which genius comes up with those ideas.
What I fail to understand is where the news are in this article. Yes, the US government, as all governments, is engaging in disinformation, deception, and lies. It is called PSYOPS. And yes, PSYOPS has been conducted and will continue to be conducted against both friendly and hostile foreign nations in addition to the country's own citizens. So where is the news? Is it that the government is admitting to this well-known fact? Wondering, --Lucky > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 01:08:47 -0500 > From: David Farber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: IP: Pentagon Readies Efforts to Sway Sentiment Abroad > http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/19/international/19PENT.html By JAMES DAO and ERIC SCHMITT The Pentagon is planning to provide news items, possibly even false ones, to foreign media in order to influence public opinion in both friendly and unfriendly countries. [...]
