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Commando Solo: Libya PSYOPs Mission Broadcast Had excellent (almost epic) sunspot activity today. Managed to log Alaska, Argentina, Australia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Korea, Libya, Mexico, Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago. The Libya logging was the most special to me because it involved a crew I’ve been trying to intercept for some time. ‘Commando Solo’ is a United States Air Force EC-130J designed for one purpose and that’s psychological operations (PsyOps). The aircraft is equipped with high powered television and radio transmitters intended to broadcast pre-recorded propaganda messages. The following audio clip is a broadcast they made today on 10405...

Iraq TV: No Propaganda CNN Refuses to Participate But TV Channel Chairman Says it Will be Unbiased By Michele Greppi A new U.S. government-backed television service in Iraq will air American news programming with Arabic-language captioning. But it is not meant to improperly influence anyone or spread any false information, according to Norm Pattiz, chairman of radio distributor Westwood One and chairman of the government-backed Broadcasting Board of Governors. Rather, Mr. Pattiz said, it will offer unfettered news coverage in the region, which will be a first for many viewers accustomed to state-controlled broadcasts. "What we are going to do...