An investigation has been launched by the Pentagon to see if members of the military illegally used “psyops,” or psychological operations illegally to influence members of Congress while they visited army outposts in Afghanistan. Psychological operations are techniques of psychological manipulation, generally used against enemies, including propaganda and misinformation. Eliciting financing in a collusive manner was why members of Congress were allegedly targeted for psyops by army personnel. Source for this article – Pentagon investigating whether psyops were used on Congressmen by MoneyBlogNewz.
Rolling Stone claims military official ordered psyops on Americans
MSNBC states that a Rolling Stone article explained that a "psyops" or psychological operation was requested by members of the army to get Congress members visiting Afghanistan to give more funding and personnel to the army. In 2009, Lieutenant General William Caldwell supposedly had a psyops team study Congressmen visiting to be able to discover out how more funding and troops for military operations there could possibly be received somehow. The order was refused by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Holmes who’s the head of the psyops unit. This got him in a lot of trouble.
Starting study is General Petraeus
Afghan operations commander General David Petraeus started an investigation. The WA Post states that the accusations are "categorically denied" by Lt. Gen. Caldwell. Citizens of the United States aren't legally allowed to have "psyops" or propaganda used on them. It’s something all Intelligence Operations personnel know very well. There were specific Congressmen targeted for this. It incorporated Senators Al Franken, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Jack Reed and John McCain. Other targets consist of Admiral Mike Mullen and Representative Steve Israel.
Exact same press reporter profiled General McChrystal
Michael Hastings said that Lt. Col. Holmes said the job was to “get the enemy to behave the way we want,” and Holmes said “when you ask me to use these skills on senators and congressmen you are crossing a line," in the Rolling Stone article. He added that individuals in the Information Operations field know from day one that propaganda and psychological manipulation are to be used only on the enemy. Another article was written by Hastings on General Stanley McChrystal. McChrystal ended up leaving the Military after it.
Citations
MSNBC
msnbc.msn.com/id/41753749/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia
Washington Post
voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2011/02/psychological_operations_manip.html
Rolling Stone
rollingstone.com/politics/news/another-runaway-general-army-deploys-psy-ops-on-u-s-senators-20110223?page=1
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