BBC NEWS: The US defence department has set up a new unit to better promote its message across 24-hour rolling news outlets, and particularly on the internet.
The truth is getting out and it must be stopped.
The unit would reportedly monitor media such as weblogs and would also employ "surrogates", or top politicians or lobbyists who could be interviewed on TV and radio shows.
Put on your tin foil hats
Mr Russ said the move to set up the unit had not been prompted either by the eroding public support in the US for the Iraq war or the US mid-term elections next week.
Which means that the eroding public support has caused the Pentagon to come up with this strategy.
Mr Rumsfeld said earlier this year that he was concerned by the success of US enemies in "manipulating the media". "That's the thing that keeps me up at night," Mr Rumsfeld said.
Can you say strawmen?
On Monday, US Vice President Dick Cheney also made reference to the use of media, suggesting insurgents had increased their attacks and were checking the internet to keep track of American public opinion.
When they are not killing our troops, the insurgents are hanging out at Internet Cafe's reading blogs.
"It's my belief that they're very sensitive of the fact that we've got an election scheduled and they can get on the websites like anybody else," Mr Cheney told Fox News.
When they are not killing our troops, the insurgents are hanging out at Internet Cafe's reading blogs.
"There isn't anything that's on the internet that's not accessible to them. They're on it all the time. They're very sophisticated users of it."
When they are not killing our troops, the insurgents are hanging out at Internet Cafe's reading blogs.
Mr Cheney's comments came as American forces suffered one of the highest death tolls in October - more than 100 troops killed - since the war began in 2003.
Quick come up with a scapegoat.
President Bush has said recently that terror groups were trying to influence public opinion in the US, describing their efforts as the "war of ideas".
Democrats?
HURRY HURRY THE ENEMY IS STILL PUTTING FAKE STORIES ON THE INTERWEBS
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