Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_operations_(United_States)

Psychological operations (PSYOPs) are military operations to convey selected information and indicators to audiences to influence their motives and objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of governments, organizations, groups, and large foreign powers. The purpose of United States psychological operations is to induce or reinforce behavior perceived to be favorable to U.S. objectives. They are an important part of the range of diplomatic, informational, military and economic activities available to the U.S. They can be utilized during both peacetime and conflict. At the strategic level, psychological operations include informational activities conducted by the U.S. government agencies outside of the military arena, though many utilize Department of Defense (DoD) assets. They are conducted across the range of military operations, including during peacetime, in a defined operational area to promote the effectiveness of the...

Here's a good example.

It seems like that's more of a Kuwaiti influence operation, not an American one.

I find it hard to believe the Bush admin didn't know who she was and what the actual story was before sticking her in front of congress. That whole admin was ex-intel side of the government, many who helped write the book on psy-ops, especially with the involvement of US PR orgs.

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