The Podcast: Is the Pentagon mounting a "psyops" campaign against Americans?

The military analysts you see on television are often ex-military officers retired to public life. But it turns out many of them may still be in the fight: The New York Times reports today that the Pentagon organized the analysts to deliver a unified message of victory in Iraq, which the analysts delivered to audiences -- even when they suspected the truth was more grim. Why? Many had post-military business interests that depended on access to the Pentagon. One analyst said the setup reminded him of a "psyops" operation. Is this a case of the Defense Department running a propaganda campaign against Americans?

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