Contractors support military's psychological operations

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In its quest to win hearts and minds in Iraq and elsewhere, the United States military is increasingly turning to contractors to support its psychological operations. Wednesday's Los Angeles Times, for example, reported that one contractor has been working with U.S. forces in Iraq to covertly place U.S.-written propaganda in Iraqi media.

In the December issue of Government Executive, staff correspondent Jason Vest not only investigates the hazy history of that contractor, The Lincoln Group, but also explores the debate within the national security establishment as to how military psychological operations should function at the tactical and strategic level in the post-9/11 era.

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