Strategic and Covert

Two words that have become very popular in the 21st century. They're really popular with the Pentagon which is now spending almost $5 billion a year of our money winning hearts and minds. We saw one part of this program last year which relied on former military brass to push the Pentagon's stories. This story by the Associated Press goes into a lot more detail. One particularly interesting area in something called Joint Hometown News Service, whose small-town name belies an expansive, sophisticated covert PR operation.