Lt. Gen. William Caldwell is the officer in charge of training Afghan soldiers. Arar/PoolAnother Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators -- Rolling Stone
The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in "psychological operations" to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war, Rolling Stone has learned – and when an officer tried to stop the operation, he was railroaded by military investigators.
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