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Specialists use words as weapons in a war of the mind
Washington Times ^ | 3/22/03 | Frank J. Murray

Posted on 03/22/2003 1:31:50 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:01:45 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The U.S. soldiers of the mind who have deployed over Iraq an arsenal of psychological weapons yesterday saw dividends from their efforts as the "shock and awe" bomb and missile attack described in leaflets, broadcasts and e-mails was launched.

Iraqi soldiers surrendering to advancing ground forces waved some of the 17 million leaflets rained onto Iraq in 42 separate drops, most recently Tuesday morning when 360,000 pieces fell on two southeast Iraqi cities.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1stmef; leaflets; psyops

1 posted on 03/22/2003 1:31:50 AM PST by kattracks
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