Petraeus to probe report that Army used 'psy-ops' on lawmakers

Petraeus to probe report that Army used 'psy-ops' on lawmakers
By Jordan Fabian - 02/24/11 12:53 PM ET


The commander of U.S forces in Afghanistan will order an investigation into accusations that the Army illegally directed soldiers to use "psychological operations" on congressional lawmakers to convince them to provide more funding for the Afghanistan war.

Gen. David Petraeus "is preparing to order an investigation to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding the issue," according to a statement.

A report in Rolling Stone accuses the U.S. Army of illegally ordering a "team of soldiers specializing in 'psychological operations' to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war."

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Carl Levin (D-Mich.), also responded to the article on Thursday, saying he "never needed any convincing" over his views on U.S. strategy in that conflict.

He did not confirm or deny knowledge of the efforts, but said he makes his decisions independently.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/145921-sen-levin-i-never-needed-any-convincing-on-afghan-strategy

is they use more than just psy-ops on congress people...

Bribes of money/jobs for districts, no surprize.

I don't put anything past them(pentagon), there is too much profit to make at the expense of the american people

Good ole General Betrayus ought to look at that one, too. ;-)

the mutilated hens