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Col sam gardiner iraq war psyops { October 17 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/17/1526207 http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/17/1526207 Friday, October 17th, 2003 Democracy Now! Exclusive: Retired Air Force Col. On How Bush Admin. Used Psy-Ops, Propaganda and Information Warfare In Build-Up to Iraq Invasion A new report by retired Air Force Colonel Sam Gardiner charges the U.S. and Britain relied on information warfare and psychological operations to inform the public in the lead-up and during the invasion of Iraq. He outlines over 50 stories that appeared in the U.S. media that were either purposely false or misleading. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A new report by a retired Air Force Colonel who teachers at the National War College charges the U.S. and Britain relied on information warfare and psychological operations to inform the public in the lead-up and during the invasion of Iraq. While the fictional aspects of the Jessica Lynch story have been widely reported, the new report by Col. Sam Gardiner suggests the Lynch story was one of only 50 stories that appeared in the U.S. media that was either purposely false or misleading. Gardiner poses the question: “What was true and who was affected by the non-truth? He concludes, "Never before have so many stories been created to sell a war. And they probably didn't need it." Col. Sam Gardiner, retired Air Force Colonel. He has taught strategy and military operations at the National War College, AirWar College and Naval War College. He was recently a visiting scholar at the Swedish Defense College. To purchase an audio or video copy of this entire program, call 1 (800) 881-2359.

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