Army Nixes Psy-Ops

The Army is no longer using the term \"psychological operations\" for the unit in tasked with changing minds behind enemy lines. They say it sounds threatening....

The Army is no longer using the term “psychological operations” for the unit in tasked with changing minds behind enemy lines. They say it sounds threatening. Now it’s going to be called Military Information Support Operations. A U.S. Special Operations Command spokesman says more the new name more accurately reflects the unit’s job of producing leaflets, radio broadcasts and loudspeaker messages to influence enemy soldiers and civilians.

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