Press and "Psy Ops" to merge at NATO Afghan HQ: sources

[Donnachaidh]

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AS0ZV20081129

By Jon Hemming

KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan has ordered a merger of the office that releases news with "Psy Ops," which deals with propaganda, a move that goes against the alliance's policy, three officials said.

The move has worried Washington's European NATO allies -- Germany has already threatened to pull out of media operations in Afghanistan -- and the officials said it could undermine the credibility of information released to the public.


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U.S. General David McKiernan, the commander of 50,000 troops from more than 40 nations in NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), ordered the combination of the Public Affairs Office (PAO), Information Operations and Psy Ops (Psychological Operations) from December 1, said a NATO official with detailed knowledge of the move.

"This will totally undermine the credibility of the information released to the press and the public," said the official, who declined to be named.


MUCH More at the link above --

[elleng]

1. Can't say incredible or unbelievable with this admin,

but General Clark must see this.

[Old and In the Way]

2. This is the kind of stuff that Obama and Congress has to stop.

As hard as Bush has tried to reinvent us, we aren't a 3rd world tinpot regime where lies can be substituted for truth.