Extra! 2002 Ed. 5 – Update April

April 1, 2002

Behind the Pentagon’s Propaganda Plan

On February 19, the New York Times reported that a new group within the Pentagon, the Office of Strategic Influence, was “developing plans to provide news items, possibly even false ones, to foreign media organizations.” The revelation was met with outrage, and within a week the Pentagon had closed down the OSI, saying that negative […]

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