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...inciples, issues, and thought for both those new to, and those experienced in, the PSYOP field and PSYOP applications . This book clarifies the value of PSYOP as a cost-effective weapon and incorporates it as a psychological instrument of US military and political power, especially given our present budgetary constraints. The authors contribute to the understanding of psy...

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...y. Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama September 1996Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataPsychological operations : princi... ...r, Frank L. Goldstein ; co-editor, Benjamin F. Findley. p. cm. At head of t.p. : AU Shield. "September 1996 ." 1. Psychological warfare-United S... ... DisclaimerThis publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interestof academic freedom and the ad... ...hool environment in the interestof academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts . The viewsexpressed in this publication ... ... USAFR PART II National Policy and PSYOP PlanningEssay ... .... . . 71 5 The Psychological Dimension in National Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... FINDLEYof the target audience are key factors. Appropriate themes,symbols, and media are selected, and propaganda messagesare developed and p... ...dual behavior. Culture is comprised of values, ideas,attitudes, and other symbols that shape human behavior. Theinfluence of culture is difficu... ...ONSPersuasive messages in military PSYOP and in businessmarketing must use symbols and themes that are easilyrecognizable and meaningful to the cultur...

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...n to Genocide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Dr. Douglas C. Peifer Case Studies 1 American Intervention in Africa: Building on the Lessons of Somalia . . . . . . . . . . 21 Lt Col Aaron Steffens, USAF 2 Genocide, Airpower, and Intervention: Rwanda 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Maj George Stanley, USAF 3 Defeating Genocide: An...

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...nions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theeditor and do not necessarily represent the views of Air Un... ...ly represent the views of Air University, the United States Air Force,the Department of Defense, or any other US government agency. Cleared for public... ... Case Studies1 American Intervention in Africa: Building on the Lessons of Somalia . . . . . . . . . . 21 Lt Col Aaron ... ...entive strategies based on the diplomatic,informational, and economic instruments of national powermay be superior to military interventions in respon... ...nother cold-blooded murder of mil-lions based on their religion, ethnicity, race, or national origin.Following Raul Hilberg’s groundbreaking Destructi... ...orial Museum (USHMM) established aCommittee on Conscience, charged with alerting the nationalconscience, influencing policy makers, and stimulating wo... ... INTRODUCTION TO GENOCIDESymbolization Identifying certain symbols with out groups, using ei-ther customary dress or governm... ... in Africa, particularly in the light of present nation-building efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the strategic level,Somalia illustrates the impor... ...-term solution.Of course, this is precisely the task with which US forces inIraq and Afghanistan are currently engaged.119 Is this a modelfor the futu...

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...Lt Col Thomas D. Torkelson claims that the inability of the United States to achieve its stated political objectives in its global war on terror (GWOT) reflects its flawed kinetic-centric military strategy. This study erects a framework of effectiveness utilizing Clausewitzian...

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...1 THE TIMELINESS OF TIMELESSNESS . . . . . 1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 2 CLAUSEWITZIAN EFFECTIVENESS . . . . . . .9 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 3 THE KINETIC MODEL AND I...

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... AIR foRcE RESEARcH INSTITUTE Ideas in Arms The Relationship of Kinetic and Ideological Mea... ... Information center cataloging Data Torkelson, Thomas D. Ideas in arms : the relationship of kinetic and ideological means in Ameri... ... Disclaimer Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the author and do not necessar... ...uidance hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 3 Early PRT structure in Afghanistan . . . . . . . . . . ... ... as the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) concept need to be preserved, while significant national public diplomacy reform ... ...f an information age powered by exponential in- creases in computing capability enraptures America’s national security community. Emer... ...sought an identifiable adversary, the information revolu- tion provided some degree of direction for national defense planning. Whethe... ...e [and] would be characterized as totally ideological . . . decided exclusively by ideas, words, and symbols.”32 Darley concludes ther... ...s to influence thinking processes and decisions through imparting ideas, words, patterns, or symbols; disseminat[ion occurs] through ...