Rolling Stone has reported that Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, while stationed in Afghanistan, ordered the use of Psy-Ops teams on visiting congressman and dignitaries last year.
The use of propaganda or psy-ops on American citizens is strictly forbidden under U.S. law. However, this did not stop Lt. Gen. Caldwell from ordering Lt. Colonel Michael Holmes, the leader of the IO unit, to provide "deeper analysis of pressure points we could use to leverage the delegation for more funds.". Though the order at first seemed generalized enough to not raise red flags, the intent was made clear when the Lt. Gen. Caldwell's chief of staff reiterated that they needed ways to secretly manipulate the U.S. lawmakers without their knowledge. To make matters worse, when Lt. Colonel Holmes resisted, he and his unit became the subject of retaliation.
Though the list of visitors Lt. Gen. Caldwell wanted to manipulate was long, some notables included Sen. Mccain, Sen. Reed, Sen. Lieberman, Adm. Mike Mullen,The German Minister of the Interior, and various other international visitors. Read the full story at www.rollingstone.com
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