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Friday, May 18, 2012

Panel calls for cuts to DoD propaganda spending

Maybe they should start with the latest propaganda campaign of press releases claiming what they are doing is working on PTSD when all the numbers have proven this to not be true! No you didn't miss it because I wouldn't post them but you may find them on other blogs.
Panel calls for cuts to DoD propaganda spending
By Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today
Posted : Thursday May 17, 2012

WASHINGTON — A powerful House committee voted Thursday to cut by nearly one-third the Pentagon’s budget for “military information support operations.”

The House Defense Appropriations Committee also called on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to submit a report within 30 days of the law’s enactment that, among other requirements, would have the Pentagon detail the effectiveness of so-called MISO programs, previously known as psychological operations.

In February, a USA Today investigation found that hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent in recent years on information operations. These are essentially marketing efforts aimed at persuading foreign audiences to support U.S. interests, though Pentagon officials acknowledge that little proof exists about their effectiveness.
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