U.S. Central Command ‘Friending’ The Enemy In Psychological War -- Washington TimesSoftware helps crack terror cells.
The U.S. Central Command is stepping up psychological warfare operations using software that allows it to target social media websites used by terrorists.
The Tampa, Fla.-based military command that runs the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan recently bought a special computer program that troops use to create multiple fake identities on the Internet. The military uses the fictitious identities to infiltrate groups and in some cases spread disinformation among extremist organizations such as al Qaeda and the Taliban with the goal of disrupting their operations, according to documents and U.S. officials.
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My Comment: There is a lot of info in this article.
There is no question that the world wide web is now the principle recruiting and communication tool used by Jihadist groups and their supporters. Disrupting these lines of communications should (and is) the primary mission for U.S. forces.